HI SB2018

Remove the reasonableness standard requirement for determining penalties on dishonored checks, allowing straightforward application of the maximum penalty amount.

Maintain Hawaii's current maximum penalty of $30 per returned check, which remains lower than the national average.

Align Hawaii with the majority of states by eliminating the reasonableness analysis that currently applies to dishonored check penalties.

Avoid ongoing multistate class action litigation related to reasonableness standards for dishonored check penalties that exists in other jurisdictions.