NEWS RELEASE: State Hosts 10th Annual Consumer Education Fair in Honor of National Consumer Protection Week

Posted on Mar 2, 2015 in Consumer, News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS 

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

CATHERINE P. AWAKUNI COLÓN
DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 27, 2015

State Hosts 10th Annual Consumer Education Fair in Honor of National Consumer Protection Week

HONOLULU –  The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) will commemorate National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) March 1-7 by hosting two Consumer Education Fairs:

March 2, 2015

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

USPS Main Post Office (Honolulu Airport Courtyard)

3600 Aolele St.

Honolulu, HI 96820

March 4 , 2015

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

King Kalakaua Building (Courtyard)

335 Merchant St.

Honolulu, HI 96813

“For the past 10 years, DCCA has been hosting this fair to encourage people and businesses to learn more about avoiding scams and understanding consumer rights,” said DCCA Director Catherine Awakuni Colón. “Free resources will be available from government agencies and consumer organizations to help people make smarter buying decisions and spot rip-offs.”

The NCPW website — www.consumer.gov/ncpw — has more information for people to use to recognize a rip-off, sniff out a scam, and make smart choices for today’s market.

Agencies participating in the Consumer Education Fair include:

  • AARP
  • Attorney General
  • Better Business Bureau of Hawaii
  • Blood Bank of Hawaii
  • City and County Elderly Affairs Division
  • Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Hawaii
  • Hawaii Homeownership Center
  • Hawaii SHIP
  • Hawaii State Public Library System
  • Hawaiian Community Assets
  • Hawaiian Electric Company
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • IRS – Taxpayer Advocate Service
  • SMP Hawai`i
  • Social Security Administration
  • University of Hawai`i Cooperative Extension Service
  • S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • S. Postal Inspection Service
  • S. Postal Service
  • The State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA)
  • Consumer Education Program
  • Division of Consumer Advocacy
  • Hawaii Post-Secondary Education Authorization Program
  • Insurance Division
  • Office of Consumer Protection
  • Office of the Securities Commissioner
  • Regulated Industries Complaints Office

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