Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-135

  • Pawnbroker: means a person engaged in the business of making pawn transactions, but does not include financial institutions whose deposits are federally insured and companies that are regulated or supervised by the division of financial institutions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-131
  • treasurer: means the treasurer or director of finance of any county of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-1

No person shall engage in business as a pawnbroker without first obtaining a license from the treasurer. Any person who carries on the business of pawnbroker except by authority of the license provided for in this part shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000.