{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-13.5","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-13.5","heading":"Additional civil penalties for consumer frauds committed against elders.","body":"(a) If a person commits a violation under section 480-2 which is directed toward, targets, or injures an elder, a court, in addition to any other civil penalty, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation.\n\n(b) In determining the amount, if any, of civil penalty under subsection (a), the court shall consider the following:\n\n(1) Whether the person's conduct was in wilful disregard of the rights of the elder;\n\n(2) Whether the person knew or should have known that the person's conduct was directed toward or targeted an elder;\n\n(3) Whether the elder was more vulnerable to the person's conduct than other consumers because of age, poor health, infirmity, impaired understanding, restricted mobility, or disability;\n\n(4) The extent of injury, loss, or damages suffered by the elder; and\n\n(5) Any other factors the court deems appropriate.\n\n(c) As used in this chapter, \"elder\" means a consumer who is sixty-two years of age or older.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 26","Chapter 480"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0480/HRS_0480-0013_0005.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"4ecf07c4c71c97bd1bec6713fc39c1b45400183f496dd34b354c3e0ea911953c","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-13.3","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-480-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}