§489-8 - Civil penalty. - Hawaii Statutes

     §489-8  Civil penalty.  (a)  It shall be unlawful for a person to discriminate unfairly in public accommodations.

     (b)  Any person, firm, company, association, or corporation who violates this part shall be fined a sum of not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 for each violation, which sum shall be collected in a civil action brought by the attorney general or the civil rights commission on behalf of the State.  The penalties provided in this section shall be cumulative to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this State.  Each day of violation under this part shall be a separate violation.

     (c)  This section shall not apply to violations of part II of this chapter. [L 1987, c 294, §1; am L 1989, c 386, §12; am L 2000, c 227, §6; am L 2001, c 55, §24]

 

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  Class actions, see HRCP rule 23; injunctions, see HRCP rule 65.