§437-33  Coercion by manufacturer or
distributor unlawful.  No person, being a manufacturer or distributor of
motor vehicles, or being an officer, agent, or representative of such
manufacturer or distributor, shall induce or coerce, or attempt to induce or
coerce, any retail motor vehicle dealer or prospective retail motor vehicle
dealer to sell or refuse to sell all or any portion of the dealer's retail
installment contracts to any person or class of persons designated by the
manufacturer or distributor, by means of any statement, suggestion, promise, or
threat, made directly or indirectly, that the manufacturer or distributor will
in any manner injure or benefit such a dealer, or by means of any act of the
manufacturer or distributor that has benefited or injured the dealer, or by
means of any statement or representation, made directly or indirectly, that the
dealer is under any obligation whatsoever to make or refuse to make such sale.
[L 1939, c 258, §17; RL 1945, §7378; am L 1951, c 90, pt of §1; RL 1955,
§160-178; HRS §437-33; gen ch 1985]