Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-95.5 – Suits by the State
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-95.5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- rooming house: means any building or portion thereof containing no more than nine rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to three or more unrelated persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 445-90
The director of the department of human services, by and through the attorney general, may bring an action on behalf of the State to enjoin any violation of section 445-95.2, to enjoin any person, partnership, corporation or other organization who has violated section 445-95.2 from continuing to engage in the rooming house business, to collect the penalties provided by section 445-95.4, or to recover any damages sustained by any person injured by a violation of section 445-95.2. In any such action, the State shall also be entitled to recover the costs of suit together with reasonable attorneys’ fees.