Unless the subdivided lands or the transaction is exempt by section 484-3:

(1) No person may offer or dispose of any interest in subdivided lands located in this State, or offer or dispose in this State of any interest in subdivided lands located without this State before a preliminary or final order registering the subdivided land is entered in accordance with this chapter;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-4

  • Disposition: includes sale, lease, assignment, award by lottery, or any other transaction concerning a subdivision, if undertaken for gain or profit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-1
  • Offer: includes every inducement, solicitation, or attempt to encourage a person to acquire an interest in land, if undertaken for gain or profit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-1
  • 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 484-1
  • Public offering statement: means a statement that fully and accurately discloses the physical characteristics of the subdivided lands offered and all unusual or material circumstances or features affecting the subdivided lands. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-1
  • Purchaser: means a person who acquires or attempts to acquire or succeeds to an interest in land. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-1
  • subdivided lands: means any land which is divided or is proposed to be divided for the purpose of disposition into two or more lots, parcels, units, or interests and also includes any land whether contiguous or not if two or more lots, parcels, units, or interests are offered as a part of a common promotional plan of advertising and sale. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 484-1
(2) No person may dispose of any interest in subdivided lands unless a current public offering statement is delivered to the purchaser and the purchaser is afforded a reasonable opportunity to examine the public offering statement prior to the disposition.