§446-3  Persons not affected.  The following persons are not debt adjusters for the purposes of this chapter:

     (1)  An attorney licensed to practice law in this State, including the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii;

     (2)  A person who is a regular full-time employee of a debtor and who acts as an adjuster of the person's employer's debt;

     (3)  A person acting pursuant to any order or judgment of court or pursuant to authority conferred by any law of this State or of the United States;

     (4)  A nonprofit or charitable corporation or association who acts as an adjuster of a debtor's debts, even though the nonprofit corporation or association may charge and collect nominal sums as reimbursement for expenses in connection with such services. [L 1967, c 3, §4; HRS §446-3; gen ch 1985]