(a) This chapter shall not apply to:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 481X-1

  • Consumer: means a natural person who buys, other than for purposes of resale, any tangible personal property that is distributed in commerce and that is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes, and not for business or research purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 481X-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
(1) Express or implied warranties;
(2) Maintenance agreements; and
(3) Warranties, service contracts, and maintenance agreements offered by public utilities on their transmission devices to the extent they are regulated by the public utilities commission or the department of commerce and consumer affairs.
(b) The marketing, sale, offering for sale, issuance, making, proposing to make, and administration of service contracts by providers and related service contract sellers, administrators, and other persons shall be exempt from regulation under the insurance laws of this State other than laws included in this chapter.