(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a security agreement is effective according to its terms between the parties, against purchasers of the collateral, and against creditors.
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:9-201
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) A transaction subject to this article is subject to:
(1) Any applicable rule of law which establishes a different rule for consumers;(2) Any other statute or regulation that regulates the rates, charges, agreements, and practices for loans, credit sales, or other extensions of credit; and(3) Any consumer-protection statute or regulation.(c) In case of conflict between this article and a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b), the rule of law, statute, or regulation controls. Failure to comply with a statute or regulation described in subsection (b) has only the effect the statute or regulation specifies.(d) This article does not:
(1) Validate any rate, charge, agreement, or practice that violates a rule of law, statute, or regulation described in subsection (b); or(2) Extend the application of the rule of law, statute, or regulation to a transaction not otherwise subject to it.
