{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-1.2","heading":"Tort liability for breach of contract; punitive damages.","body":"No person may recover damages, including punitive damages, in tort for a breach of a contract in the absence of conduct that:\n\n(1) Violated a duty that is independently recognized by principles of tort law; and\n\n(2) Transcended the breach of the contract.","path":["HI Code","Division 4","Title 36","Chapter 663"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol13_Ch0601-0676/HRS0663/HRS_0663-0001_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":"6a69c2afc0f9906ea0d6d0c5399cef5958a0e9b7304ecc65250d0d36b9cd1884","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-663-1.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}