State law guide · Hawaii

Unwanted calls and texts in Hawaii: what the rules say

Hawaii’s telephone-solicitation law addresses certain sales calls, including repeated calls and covered calls to numbers on the federal Do Not Call Registry. These sections are call-focused; they do not clearly extend these rules to marketing texts.

Where the rules draw a line

The statute generally limits covered calls to residences to 8 a.m.–9 p.m. local time and includes exceptions. It treats certain violations as unfair or deceptive practices.

What this can mean for a consumer

Hawaii’s consumer-protection statute may permit an injured consumer to seek relief when its requirements are satisfied. Whether that remedy applies depends on the facts and statutory exceptions.

Keep the details

Save the full text thread, call log, voicemails, dates and times, the company or product named, and any reply asking the sender to stop. Those details can help show what happened; they do not establish by themselves that a law was violated.

Official Hawaii sources

This page is general information, not legal advice. State and federal rules have different definitions, exceptions, and deadlines. Whether a rule applies depends on the facts and current law.