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Hawaii

HAWAII Lemon Law:

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 481I-1 to 481I-4

Vehicles covered: New motor vehicles bought, leased, or used

primarily for personal, family or household purposes, including

demonstrators and other vehicles sold with a warranty; excludes

mopeds, motorcycles, motor scooters, and vehicles over 10,000 lbs

(§ 481I-2).

Persons covered: Purchasers, lessees, transferees during express

warranty period, or any person entitled to enforce the warranty

(§ 481I-2).

Period covered: Whichever comes first: expiry of term of express

warranty, two years from date of delivery, or 24,000 miles (§ 481I-

2).

Disclosure requirements: Manufacturer or dealer at time of purchase

must provide written notice of provisions to the consumer

(§ 481I-3(g)).

Required consumer notice: Written notice to the manufacturer, its

agent, or its authorized dealer only if manufacturer has provided a

written notice of terms of arbitration board and rights of consumer

(§ 481I-3(a), (h)).

Repair requirements: It is presumed that a reasonable number of

attempts have been made if the same nonconformity has been

subjected to three or more repairs, or subjected to one repair if

defect creates serious hazard, or the vehicle has been out of service

for thirty or more business days (§ 481I-3(d)).

Affırmative defenses: The nonconformity does not substantially

impair the use and market value of the vehicle or is the result of

abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alteration (§ 481I-

3(c)).

Replace/refund: Manufacturer shall replace with a comparable

motor vehicle, or accept a return and refund the full purchase price

less a reasonable allowance for use (§ 481I-3(b)).

Other reimbursement: Refund of the full purchase price including

all collateral charges (§ 481I-3(b)).

Other remedies: A violation of provision regarding transfer of

lemon after return to manufacturer is an unfair or deceptive act or

practice (§ 481I-3(l)).

Informal dispute resolution: Consumer may use a state-funded

arbitration procedure (§§ 481I-4, 481I-3(i)).

Resale of lemon: Full disclosure required; must provide one year or

12,000-mile warranty covering same defect or defects (§ 481I-

3(k)).