§481-9 Illegal contracts. Any contract, express or implied, made by any person, firm, or corporation in violation of any of the provisions of sections 481-1 to 481-7 is declared to be an illegal contract and no recovery thereon shall be had. [L 1937, c 223, §9; RL 1945, §9329; RL 1955, §205-10; HRS §481-9]