§515-8 Religious institutions. It is not a discriminatory practice for a religious institution or organization or a charitable or educational organization operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization to give preference to members of the same religion in a real property transaction, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or ancestry. [L 1967, c 193, §8; HRS §515-8; am L 1971, c 124, §5; am L 1992, c 171, §8]