§1-12 Application of statutory construction provisions. All provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes relating to general statutory construction shall apply not merely to laws now in force but to all hereafter enacted, unless otherwise expressed or obviously intended. [L 1945, c 233, §4; RL 1955, §1-15; HRS §1-12]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
1. Common Law; Construction of Laws
1-1 Common law of the State; exceptions.
1-2 Certain laws not obligatory until published.
1-4 Persons and property subject to laws.
1-4.5 Cession of concurrent jurisdiction.
1-5 Contracts in contravention of law.
1-8 No revivor on repeal; exception.
1-9 Express or implied repeals.
1-10 Effect of repeal on accrued rights.
1-11 Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution.
1-12 Application of statutory construction provisions.
1-13.5 Hawaiian language; spelling.
1-14 Words have usual meaning.
1-15 Construction of ambiguous context.
1-19 "Person", "others", "any", etc.
1-24 Interpretation of uniform acts.
1-25 References apply to amendments.
1-27 Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes.
1-28 Service of notice by mail.
1-30 Hawaiian standard time applicable.