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Rating
What we like:
- Post-sale fees not allowed
- Maximum purchase fee allowed is $5.00 per card or 10% of the cards value
- Hawaii has legally defined the notion of a gift card
- Hawaii has legally specified whether or not gift cards escheat to the state
- For Exempt cards, the date of issuance and the expiration date must be clearly identified on the gift card, otherwise there is no expiration.
What could be better:
- Gift cards may expire 5 years from purchase date
- Merchants are not required to give cash back
- Value will escheat to the state after 5 years of inactivity
- Hawaii does not maintain a consumer-centric web page dedicated to gift card laws
Heads up! ScripSmart attempts to make all information accurate. ScripSmart is only a guideline and does not provide definitive statements of the law. If you have questions about the law's application to a particular case, direct them to a specialist.
Report an errorThe following types of gift cards are excluded form Hawaii Gift Card Law:
Cards donated to a charity, Free loyalty/promotional cards
Good to know for Hawaii residents:
Paper only gift certificates may expire after two years.
If you did not pay for a gift card, it may expire at any time, given such expiration appears on the gift card or accompanying receipt.
Hawaii Attorney General Information
| Attorney General: David M. Louie (D) |
| Contact Form |
| Phone: 1-808-586-1500 |
| http://www.hawaii.gov/ag/ |
Helpful Links:
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Hawaii's Definition of a Gift Card/Gift Certificate http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sess... |
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Detail of Hawaii's Gift Card Expiration Law http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sess... |
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Detail of Hawaii's Gift Card Escheatment Law
http://capitol.hawaii.gov/hrs2008/... |
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Detail of Hawaii's Gift Card Fees Law
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrsc... |
