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RELEASE: $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database

Posted on Oct 9, 2024 in Main, Taking Action

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA  OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA  NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE THOMAS MANA MORIARTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2024 $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database HONOLULU ...
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RELEASE: HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH BARON APP INC., D/B/A CAMEO, FOR VIOLATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS

Posted on Aug 8, 2024 in Main, Taking Action

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA  Office of Consumer Protection JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KIAʻĀINA NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR KA LUNA | HOʻOKELE MANA Moriarty Executive Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2024 HAWAIʻI OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH BARON APP INC., D/B/A CAMEO, FOR VIOLATION OF STATE ...
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RELEASE: $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT AGAINST JOHNSON & JOHNSON FOR DECEPTIVE MARKETING

Posted on Jun 12, 2024 in Main, Taking Action

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA  OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA  NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE THOMAS MANA MORIARTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2024 $700 MILLION SETTLEMENT AGAINST JOHNSON & JOHNSON FOR DECEPTIVE MARKETING HONOLULU – The state of ...
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Media: More than $46 million loss to fraud in Hawaii, according to the Federal Trade Commission

Posted on May 23, 2024 in Media, Taking Action

KITV News story: More than $46 million loss to fraud in Hawaii, according to FTC Hawaii Fraud and IDT FTC PowerPoint 2024 (PDF)    

COMMENTS: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau responds to the letter from 20 State Attorneys General Offices urging the CFPB to take appropriate action against federally charted banks that refuse to cooperate with State investigations of possible violations of state consumer protection laws.

Posted on May 20, 2024 in Comments, Main, Taking Action

COMMENTS: THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION JOINS FOURTEEN STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL OFFERING INPUT ON THE DRAFT AMERICAN PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT.

Posted on May 9, 2024 in Comments, Main, Taking Action

FAQS: Residential Landlords and Tenants on the Island of Maui: What You Should Know About Your Rights After the Eleventh Emergency Proclamation, Issued on May 3, 2024

Posted on May 3, 2024 in Main, Media, Taking Action

FAQS: RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANTS ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI: What you should know about your rights after the Tenth Wildfires Emergency Proclamation, issued on March 5, 2024.

Posted on Mar 5, 2024 in FAQs

Consumer Alert: Outback Steakhouse Gift Cards Refund Claims Process

Posted on Mar 5, 2024 in Taking Action

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA  OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA  NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE THOMAS MANA MORIARTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2024 Consumer Alert: Outback Steakhouse Gift Cards Refund Claims Process HONOLULU – Department of Commerce and ...
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RELEASE: Hawai‘i Joins Coalition in Support of Federal Trade Commission Rule Outlawing ‘Junk Fees’

Posted on Feb 12, 2024 in Taking Action

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KA ʻOIHANA PILI KĀLEPA  OFFICE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR | KE KIAʻĀINA  NADINE Y. ANDO DIRECTOR | KA LUNA HOʻOKELE THOMAS MANA MORIARTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2024 Hawai‘i Joins Coalition in Support of Federal Trade Commission Rule Outlawing ‘Junk Fees’  HONOLULU — ...
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