(a) Every health club contract may be canceled by the buyer within five business days after the date on which the buyer signs the contract, by mailing or delivering written notice to the health club at an address which is specified in the contract.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-6

  • Business day: means any calendar day on which the health club is open for inspection and use by the buyer, except Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-1
  • Buyer: means a natural person who enters into a health club contract. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Health club: means any person operating a business organized for profit, offering facilities or services for the maintenance or development of physical fitness or well-being through physical exercise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-1
  • Health club contract: means a contract for membership in a health club, or for services offered by a health club, or for use of facilities of a health club, for a period longer than seven days. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-1
(b) Every health club contract shall contain a statement notifying the buyer of the right of cancellation. This statement shall be in a bold face type of a minimum size of ten points, in close proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, and shall be in substantially the following form:

“You, the buyer, may cancel this contract by mailing or delivering a written notice to this health club. The notice must say that you are canceling this contract and must be postmarked or delivered by midnight of the fifth business day of this health club after signing this contract, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state or federal holidays. The notice must be delivered or mailed to:

_______________________________________________________”

Name and mailing address of health club)

(c) Mailing a written notice of cancellation by registered or certified mail within five business days after the date on which the buyer signs the contract shall be conclusive evidence that the notice was timely mailed to the health club. Mailing a written notice of cancellation by regular mail and retaining a duplicate of the signed and dated notice of cancellation shall be prima facie evidence that the notice was mailed to the health club on the date as noted on the notice of cancellation.
(d) Within thirty days of receipt of the notice of cancellation, the health club shall refund to the buyer the entire consideration the buyer paid for the contract, less the fair market value of the services and facilities actually used by the buyer.
(e) The health clubs may condition the refund required by subsection (d) upon the return of membership cards and other similar evidence of membership from the buyer, at the request of the health clubs.

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