§412:2-607  Deception; false statements.  (a) An institution-affiliated party who does any of the following shall be guiltyof a class C felony punishable pursuant to sections 706-660 and 706-640:

(1)  With intent to deceive, makes any false ormisleading statement or entry or omits any statement or entry required by lawor rule to be made in any book, account, report or statement of theinstitution; or

(2)  Knowingly obstructs or endeavors to obstruct alawful examination or investigation of the institution or any of its affairs byan official or employee of the division.

(b)  Any person who intentionally or knowinglymakes, circulates, or transmits to another or others any statement or rumor,written, printed, or by word of mouth, which is untrue in fact and is directlyor by inference derogatory to the financial condition or affects the solvencyor financial standing of any Hawaii financial institution that is a depositoryfinancial institution, or who knowingly counsels, aids, procures, or induces anotherto start, transmit or circulate such statement or rumor, shall be guilty of amisdemeanor punishable pursuant to sections 706-663 and 706-640.

(c)  Any person who maliciously or for personalfinancial gain makes, circulates, or transmits to another or others anystatement or rumor, written, printed, or by word of mouth, which is untrue infact and is directly or by inference derogatory to the financial condition oraffects the solvency or financial standing of any Hawaii financial institutionthat is a depository institution, or who maliciously or for personal financialgain counsels, aids, procures, or induces another to start, transmit orcirculate any such statement or rumor, shall be guilty of a class C felonypunishable pursuant to sections 706-660 and 706‑640. [L 1993, c 350, ptof §1]