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Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 19.1

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UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES: HAW. REV. STAT. §480-2

ELEMENTS

To prevail against defendant(s) on the claim of unfair or

deceptive acts or practices, plaintiff(s) must prove all of the

following elements:

1. Plaintiff(s) (is a)/are consumer(s); and

2. Defendant(s) engaged in an act or practice that was

unfair or deceptive; and

3. The unfair or deceptive act or practice occurred in

the conduct of trade or commerce; and

4. The unfair or deceptive act or practice was a legal

cause of damages to plaintiff(s).1

Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 480-1, 480-2(a), (d), & 480-13.

1 See Flores v. Rawlings Co., 117 Hawaiʻi 153, 177 P.3d 341

(2008).

Provenance

Source: courts.state.hi.us
Retrieved: 2026-08-20
Edition: 2026-08-20
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