(1) Unless the context otherwise requires, and except as provided in subsection (3), this article shall apply to transactions in goods and, in the case of a hybrid transaction, to the extent provided in subsection (2).
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:2-102
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Hybrid transaction: means a single transaction involving the sale of goods and: (a) The provision of services;(b) The lease of other goods; or(c) The sale, lease, or license of property other than goods. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:2-106
(2) In a hybrid transaction, if the sale-of-goods aspects:
(a) Do not predominate, only the provisions of this article that relate primarily to the sale-of-goods aspects of the transaction shall apply, and the provisions that relate primarily to the transaction as a whole shall not apply; and(b) Predominate, this article shall apply to the transaction but shall not preclude application in appropriate circumstances of other law to aspects of the transaction that do not relate to the sale of goods.(3) This article shall not:
(a) Apply to a transaction that, even though in the form of an unconditional contract to sell or present sale, operates only to create a security interest; or(b) Impair or repeal any statute regulating sales to consumers, farmers, or other specified classes of buyers.
