§489-3 - Discriminatory practices prohibition.

     §489-3  Discriminatory practices prohibition.  Unfair discriminatory practices that deny, or attempt to deny, a person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation on the basis of race, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, color, religion, ancestry, or disability are prohibited. [L 1986, c 292, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 210, §2; am L 1992, c 33, §5; am L 2006, c 76, §3]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  An Analysis of Hawai`i's Tradition of "Local" Ethnic Humor.  30 UH L. Rev. 219.

 

Case Notes

 

  Individual plaintiffs' claims under this section were reinstated against defendants, where one of the defendants allegedly made a racial slur that was either directed at or witnessed by the individual plaintiffs.  300 F. Supp. 2d 1003.