§445-26  Auction at places other than
auction room; mock auctions.  It shall be unlawful for any person, other
than a licensed auctioneer to hold, conduct, carry on, or maintain any auction
room or place for holding public auction sales, or to advertise or hold oneself
out to the public as an auctioneer, or to conduct, carry on, or maintain any
sale of goods by public auction; and it shall be unlawful to maintain, carry
on, or conduct any mock auction, or to advertise or represent as an auction
that which is or will be a sale other than auction. [L 1923, c 177, pt of §1;
RL 1925, §1975; am L 1933, c 145, §2; RL 1935, §2422; RL 1945, §7023; RL 1955,
§155-23; HRS §445-26; gen ch 1985]