ยง515-7ย  Blockbusting.ย  It is a
discriminatory practice for a person, representative of a person, or a real
estate broker or salesperson, for the purpose of inducing a real estate
transaction from which the person, representative, or real estate broker or salesperson
may benefit financially, because of race, sex, including gender identity or
expression, sexual orientation, color, religion, marital status, familial
status, ancestry, disability, age, or human immunodeficiency virus infection:



(1)ย  To represent that a change has occurred or will
or may occur in the composition of the owners or occupants in the block,
neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located; or



(2)ย  To represent that this change will or may result
in the lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial
behavior, or a decline in the quality of schools in the block, neighborhood, or
area in which the real property is located. [L 1967, c 193, ยง7; HRS ยง515-7; am
L 1971, c 124, ยง4; am L 1976, c 159, ยง7; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 275, ยง7; am
L 1992, c 33, ยง5 and c 171, ยง7; am L 2005, c 214, ยง7]