§484-19  Service of process.  (a)  In
addition to the methods of service provided for in the Hawaii rules of civil procedure,
service may be made by delivering a copy of the process to the office of the
director of commerce and consumer affairs, but it is not effective unless the
plaintiff (which may be the director in a proceeding instituted by it):



(1)  Forthwith sends a copy of the process and of the
pleading by certified mail to the defendant or respondent at the defendant's or
respondent's last known address; and



(2)  The plaintiff's affidavit of compliance with this
section is filed in the case on or before the return day of the process, if any
or within such further time as the court allows.



(b)  If any person, including any nonresident
of this State, engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter or any rule or
order hereunder, and has not filed a consent to service of process and personal
jurisdiction over the person cannot otherwise be obtained in this State, that
conduct authorizes the director to receive service of process in any
noncriminal proceeding against the person or the person's successor which grows
out of that conduct and which is brought under this chapter or any rule or
order hereunder, with the same force and validity as if served on the person
personally.  Notice shall be given as provided in subsection (a). [L 1967, c
223, §19; HRS §484-19; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; gen ch
1985]



 



Rules of Court



 



  Service of process, see HRCP rule 4.