Consumer Protection Tips
Being a Smart Shopper, Practical and Cost Savings
Using a checklist to compare and select services and products you need can prove a worthwhile strategy: Feel free to utilize the following forms or create your own based on what is important to you. (To view and print the following"Portable Document Format [pdf] files, use the Adobe Acrobat Reader):- Generic Service & Support Provider Checklist
- Assistive Living Facility Checklist
- Board & Care Home Checklist
- Nursing Home Checklist
- Supported Housing Checklist
- Home Care Services Checklist
- Home Health Care (Certified) Checklist
- Long-term Insurance Health Care Checklist
- Adult Day Program Checklist
- Hospice Checklist
- Federal Trade Commission offers advice on a range of topics on consumer protection such as identity theft, e-commerce and the Internet, telemarketing, etc.
- Federal Trade Commission - solving consumer problems.
- Federal Trade Commission - resolving consumer disputes by mediation and arbitration.
- Federal Trade Commission - advice on "trial offers".
- Federal Trade Commission - regarding Nursing Home Issues.
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - CPSC is an independent federal regulatory agency. CPSC works to save lives and keep families safe by reducing the risk of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products.
- Tips to prevent Fraud and Scams and Safeguards Against Scams.
- Medicare Scooter Scam
- Telephone Scam- Beware!
- Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs - find out what is new in Hawaii.
- Loaning or borrowing money from a friend.
- Handy telephone numbers to connect with your community called "Hawaii Numbers You Need to Run Your Life".
- Click on to http://www.billsavers.com to improve your purchasing power for long distance, credit cards, wireless communications, auto and life insurance.
- Clink on http://www.consumerlaw.com/ to visit the Consumer Action and Information Center of Hawaii.
- To avoid telemarketers contacting your home phone or cell phone, register yourself on the National Do Not Call Registry.