{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-446e-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 446E-2","heading":"Disclosures.","body":"(a) Any unaccredited institution shall disclose in all catalogs, promotional materials, and contracts for instruction, the fact that the institution is not accredited by any nationally recognized accrediting agency listed by the United States Secretary of Education. The disclosure shall be made in a type size as large or larger than any other text in the catalog, promotional material, or contract for instruction, excluding the name of the unaccredited institution, and shall be presented in a manner reasonably calculated to draw the attention of the reader. If the unaccredited institution includes in its catalogs, promotional materials, or contracts for instruction any other information relating in any manner to accreditation, or to accreditation by an agency not nationally recognized by the United States Secretary of Education, the disclosure required by this subsection shall be repeated on every page on which the information appears. Where the information is presented electronically, the disclosure shall be made directly preceding or following the information. The disclosure shall read as follows:\n\n(Name of Degree Granting Institution) IS NOT ACCREDITED\n\nBY AN ACCREDITING AGENCY\n\nRECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES\n\nSECRETARY OF EDUCATION.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 25","Chapter 446E"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0446E/HRS_0446E-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"50c8eff0df96373c4a9fa715c76824f66551bbda8a996238e58ea1be7514c067","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-446e-1.7","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-446e-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}