Hawaii Revised Statutes 486B-3 – Unlawful profiteering

Any person who sells petroleum products and who, with intent to enhance the price or restrict the supply of petroleum products:

(1) Wilfully causes or permits preventable waste in the production, manufacture, storage, or distribution of petroleum products;

Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486B-1

(2) Prevents, limits, lessens, or restricts the manufacture, production, supply, or distribution of petroleum products;

(3) Enters into any contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce;

(4) Exacts or demands any unjust or unreasonable profit in the sale, exchange, or handling of petroleum products; or

(5) In any way aids or abets the doing of any act prohibited in paragraphs (1) to (4),

commits an unlawful trade practice.

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