§281-85  Prize, gift, premium, and otherinducement.  (a)  Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, it shall beunlawful for any person to offer or to provide any intoxicating liquor as aprize or inducement at any public amusement, public gathering or place open tothe public.

(b)  It shall be unlawful for any person actingas agent or representative of a nonresident principal or for any licenseedirectly or indirectly, or through any subsidiary or affiliate, to give anypremium or free goods of intoxicating liquor or other merchandise in connectionwith the sale of any intoxicating liquor; or to offer or to provide any premiumor free goods of intoxicating liquor in connection with the sale of othermerchandise.

(c)  No retail dealer and no licensee who isauthorized to sell liquor for consumption on the licensee's premises shallsolicit or accept, either directly or indirectly, a premium or free goods ofany nature in connection with the retail dealer's or licensee's purchase ofliquor from a manufacturer or wholesale dealer. [L 1937, c 211, §20; RL 1945,§7274; am L 1951, c 223, §1(11); RL 1955, §159-84; HRS §281-85; am L 1971, c122, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 171, §28; am L 2009, c 184, §11]