§486N-8  Duration of contracts.  (a)  Every health club contract shall specify the duration of the contract.  The unexpired, aggregate term of any health club contract or contracts and any extensions or renewals thereof shall at no time exceed thirty-six months per buyer.  In no case shall a health club contract be measured by the life of the buyer or the life of the health club.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486N-8

  • 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.
  • 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)  A health club contract may not contain an automatic renewal clause.