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MEDIA RELEASE In an ongoing effort to make it easier for the public to communicate with Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) staff by telephone, the Department is implementing a new telephone system starting on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 2, 2013. 587-DCCA (3222) Main number for DCCA incoming calls. Individuals will be greeted […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection has announced Hawaii joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in a $7 million settlement with Internet giant Google over its collection of data from unsecured wireless networks nationwide while taking photographs for its Street View service between 2008 and March […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Office of Consumer Protection has announced consumers affected by a multi-state settlement last month with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) and its subsidiaries, LPS Default Solutions and DocX, can now begin making calls regarding their cases. Hawaii joined 44 other states and the District of Columbia […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) has announced it joined 44 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a $120 million multi-state settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) and its subsidiaries, LPS Default Solutions and DocX. The proposed agreement resolves allegations that the Jacksonville, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has launched a public campaign designed to inform Hawaii homeowners of the options they have to avoid possible foreclosure and fraud. The campaign began this week on television and radio across the state. It will also be seen in print at locations such as TheBus. “There […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) through the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) announced that it has partnered with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and four other states in the CFPB’s first joint enforcement action against a nationwide debt-relief services company that illegally charged advance fees for its services. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the recent appointment of Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi as deputy director of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). She fills the vacancy left by Everett Kaneshige. “Jo Ann is dedicated to serving the State of Hawai’i,” Abercrombie said. “I am very happy to have her […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has announced the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has received a $14.4 million federal grant for the development of an online insurance exchange program, which will facilitate access to affordable health insurance for state residents. “The cost of health care is one of the biggest challenges faced by […]

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