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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter shall apply to a cause of action asserted against a person based on the person's:
(1) Communication in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding;
(2) Communication on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding; or
(3) Exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Hawaii State Constitution, on a matter of public concern.
(b) This chapter shall not apply to a cause of action asserted:
(1) Against a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting or purporting to act in an official capacity;
(2) By a governmental unit or an employee or agent of a governmental unit acting in an official capacity to enforce a law to protect against an imminent threat to public health or safety; or
(3) Against a person primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods or services if the cause of action arises out of a communication related to the person's sale or lease of the goods or services.
(c) As used in this section:
“Goods or services” does not include a dramatic, literary, musical, political, journalistic, or artistic work.
“Governmental unit” means a public corporation or government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.
“Person” means an individual, estate, trust, partnership, business or nonprofit entity, governmental unit, or other legal entity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 4. Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 634G-2 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-4-courts-and-judicial-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-634g-2/
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