2011 Hawaii Code
DIVISION 1. GOVERNMENT
TITLE 14. TAXATION
245. Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law
§245-61 Enforcement.
[§245-61] Enforcement. (a) Enforcement of this part shall be under the concurrent jurisdiction of the attorney general, the prosecuting attorneys or deputy prosecuting attorneys of the various counties, and the police departments of the various counties.
(b) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, including enforcement as provided in subsection (a), any person may bring an action for appropriate injunctive or other equitable relief for a violation of this part and for damages sustained by the person, and, if the judgment is for the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall be awarded a sum not less than $1,000 or threefold damages by the plaintiff sustained, whichever sum is the greater, and reasonable attorneys fees together with the costs of suit. [L 2000, c 201, pt of §1]
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