Hawaii Revised Statutes 484. Uniform Land Sales Practices Act

• 484-1 Definitions.
  When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Commissioner of securities" means the commissioner of securities as defined in section 485A-102. "Common...
• 484-2 Administration.
  This chapter shall be administered by the director of commerce and consumer affairs. [L 1967, c 223, §2; HRS §484-2; am L 1982, c...
• 484-3 Exemptions.
  (a) [L 2008, c 28, §11 amendment retroactive to July 1, 2006. L 2008, c 28, §43] Unless the method of disposition is adopted...
• 484-4 Prohibitions on Dispositions of Interests in Subdivisions.
  Unless the subdivided lands or the transaction is exempt by section 484-3: (1) No person may offer or dispose of any interest in subdivided...
• 484-5 Application for Registration.
  (a) The application for registration of subdivided lands shall be filed in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the director pursuant to...
• 484-6 Public Offering Statement.
  (a) A public offering statement shall disclose fully and accurately the physical characteristics of the subdivided lands offered and shall make known to prospective...
• 484-7 Notice of Filing; Inquiry and Examination.
  Upon receipt of a complete application for registration in proper form, including all standardized application forms, if any, prescribed by the director, the director...
• 484-8 Orders of Registration and Rejection; General Provisions.
  (a) Within forty-five days from the date of the notice of filing, the director shall enter a preliminary or final order registering the subdivided...
• 484-8.5 Preliminary Order of Registration.
  (a) The director shall enter a preliminary order of registration when: (1) The director receives a request therefor together with a complete application for...
• 484-8.6 Final Order of Registration.
  (a) If the subdivider has obtained a preliminary order of registration, then upon the issuance of final subdivision approval of the subdivision by the...
• 484-8.7 Copy of Amended Public Offering Statements to Be Given to Prospective Purchasers.
  If a subdivider enters into a reservation agreement with a prospective purchaser for the subdivision before the issuance of a final order, any sales...
• 484-8.8 Receipt for Amended Public Offering Statement.
  (a) Whenever the director requires pursuant to section 484-8.6(b) that an amended public offering statement be prepared by the subdivider, the subdivider shall obtain...
• 484-9 Annual Report.
  (a) Within thirty days after each annual anniversary date of an order registering subdivided lands, the subdivider shall file a report in the form...
• 484-10 General Powers and Duties.
  (a) The director shall prescribe reasonable rules which shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in compliance with chapter 91. The rules shall include, but...
• 484-11 Investigations and Proceedings.
  (a) The director of commerce and consumer affairs may: (1) Make necessary public or private investigations within or outside of this State to determine...
• 484-12 Cease and Desist Orders.
  (a) If the director determines after notice and hearing that a person has: (1) Violated this chapter; (2) Directly or through an agent or...
• 484-13 Revocation.
  (a) A registration may be revoked by the director after notice and hearing upon a written finding of fact that the subdivider has: (1)...
• 484-14 Judicial Review.
  Proceedings for judicial review shall be in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1967, c 223, §14; HRS §484-14]
• 484-15 Penalties.
  Any person who wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under it or any person who wilfully, in an application for registration or...
• 484-16 Civil Remedy.
  (a) Any person who disposes of subdivided lands in violation of section 484-4, or who in disposing of subdivided lands makes an untrue statement...
• 484-17 Jurisdiction.
  Dispositions of subdivided lands are subject to this chapter, and the circuit courts of this State have jurisdiction in claims or causes of action...
• 484-18 Interstate Rendition.
  In the proceedings for extradition of a person charged with a crime under this chapter, it need not be shown that the person whose...
• 484-19 Service of Process.
  (a) In addition to the methods of service provided for in the Hawaii rules of civil procedure, service may be made by delivering a...
• 484-20 Fees and Inspection Expenses.
  (a) Notices of filing pursuant to section 484-8 shall not be issued until the applicant has paid to the director the proper registration or...
• 484-21 Uniformity of Interpretation.
  This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. [L...
• 484-22 Short Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Land Sales Practices Act". [L 1967, c 223, §22; HRS §484-22]

Last modified: October 27, 2016