#Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

As severe weather affects the state, the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division is reminding residents to protect their property and file insurance claims as quickly and smoothly as possible.

These scams include pump-and-dump scams, confidence scams and fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes that take advantage of victims to extract as much money from them as possible.

The annual report filing period is related to the business entity’s registration date and can be filed at any time during the quarter in which the filing is due; second quarter reports must be filed by midnight June 30.

The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Business Registration Division is reminding businesses to file their annual business reports. The annual report filing period is related to the business entity’s registration date and can be filed at any time during the quarter in which the filing is due.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection, on behalf of the state of Hawaiʻi, along with 34 state attorneys general, reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia over their sales of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard, anti-theft technology. 

Open enrollment for the Individual Marketplace is underway. The Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division advises eligible residents to visit HealthCare.gov to review and compare Health Insurance Marketplace plans.

The event is geared toward condominium owners seeking insights on key topics such as community association risk management, wildfire insurance and flood insurance policies.

As residents and businesses recover from heavy rains and gusty winds last week, the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division encourages the public to review and understand their insurance coverages and deductibles.

Attorney General Anne Lopez and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database and close what they say has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the US telephone network.

The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division is encouraging residents who do not have health insurance coverage through their employer, to visit HealthCare.gov to compare plans. Open enrollment via the Health Insurance Marketplace lasts through Jan. 15, 2025. Consumers who enroll by Dec. 15, 2024, can secure coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. 

The state of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is alerting the public to a recent wave of real estate investor scams. Scammers are posing as government entities, targeting individuals and businesses with false information in an effort to lure them into fraudulent investment schemes.

Dwight Young has been named the commissioner of financial institutions for the State of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions, effective Nov. 1.

The state of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Cable Television Division has approved Hawaiian Telcom’s cable franchise applications for the respective counties of Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i.

Maui nonprofits, Hawaiʻi Community Lending and Lahaina Community Land Trust, joined with the Hawaiʻi Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Division Financial Institutions to announce a partnership to help Lahaina owner-occupant homeowners prevent foreclosure and support rebuilding efforts.

Digital currency companies operating in Hawai‘i should continue to adhere to federal regulations relevant to their activities.

The Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions has earned reaccreditation status for bank and mortgage supervision from the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

The idea for God’s Lane arose during the pandemic when Ampong’s family began working out to improve their physical, mental and spiritual health. They were looking for trendy, durable and versatile athletic apparel with biblical messages but could not find any, Ampong said in her business plan.

Internet speeds statewide have increased over the last year, according to a report from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. 

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is warning the public about a phishing scam involving an imposter posing as an investigator from DCCA’s Real Estate Branch.