Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 1. General Provisions
1. Common Law; Construction of Laws

1-1 Common law of the State; exceptions. - §1-1 Common law of the State; exceptions. The common law...

1-2 Certain laws not obligatory until published. - §1-2 Certain laws not obligatory until published. No written law,...

1-3 Laws not retrospective. - §1-3 Laws not retrospective. No law has any retrospective operation,...

1-4 Persons and property subject to laws. - §1-4 Persons and property subject to laws. The laws are...

1-4.5 Cession of concurrent jurisdiction. - §1-4.5 Cession of concurrent jurisdiction. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of...

1-5 Contracts in contravention of law. - §1-5 Contracts in contravention of law. Private agreements shall have...

1-6 Prohibitory law, effect. - §1-6 Prohibitory law, effect. Whatever is done in contravention of...

1-7 Repeal of laws. - §1-7 Repeal of laws. Laws may be repealed either entirely...

1-8 No revivor on repeal; exception. - §1-8 No revivor on repeal; exception. The repeal of any...

1-9 Express or implied repeals. - §1-9 Express or implied repeals. The repeal of a law...

1-10 Effect of repeal on accrued rights. - §1-10 Effect of repeal on accrued rights. The repeal of...

1-11 Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution. - §1-11 Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution. No...

1-12 Application of statutory construction provisions. - §1-12 Application of statutory construction provisions. All provisions of the...

1-13 Official languages. - §1-13 Official languages. English and Hawaiian are the official languages...

1-13.5 Hawaiian language; spelling. - §1-13.5 Hawaiian language; spelling. Macrons and glottal stops may be...

1-14 Words have usual meaning. - §1-14 Words have usual meaning. The words of a law...

1-15 Construction of ambiguous context. - §1-15 Construction of ambiguous context. Where the words of a...

1-16 Laws in pari materia. - §1-16 Laws in pari materia. Laws in pari materia, or...

1-17 Number and gender. - §1-17 Number and gender. Words in the masculine gender signify...

1-18 "Or", "and". - §1-18 "Or", "and". Each of the terms "or" and "and",...

1-19 "Person", "others", "any", etc. - §1-19 "Person", "others", "any", etc. The word "person", or words...

1-20 "Month", "year". - §1-20 "Month", "year". The word "month" means a calendar month;...

1-21 "Oath". - §1-21 "Oath". The word "oath" includes a solemn affirmation. [CC...

1-22 "County". - §1-22 "County". The word "county" includes the city and county...

1-23 Severability. - §1-23 Severability. If any provision of the Hawaii Revised Statutes,...

1-24 Interpretation of uniform acts. - §1-24 Interpretation of uniform acts. All provisions of uniform acts...

1-25 References apply to amendments. - §1-25 References apply to amendments. Whenever reference is made to...

1-26 References inclusive. - §1-26 References inclusive. Whenever reference is made to a series...

1-27 Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes. - §1-27 Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes....

1-28 Service of notice by mail. - §1-28 Service of notice by mail. Wherever a state statute...

1-28.5 Publication of notice. - §1-28.5 Publication of notice. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, law,...

1-29 Computation of time. - §1-29 Computation of time. The time in which any act...

1-30 Hawaiian standard time applicable. - §1-30 Hawaiian standard time applicable. In all statutes, ordinances, rules,...

1-31 Hawaiian standard time; definition; observance. - §1-31 Hawaiian standard time; definition; observance. Hawaiian standard time is...

1-32 Acts to be done on holidays. - §1-32 Acts to be done on holidays. Whenever any act...