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HI Rev Stat § 1-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-8 No revivor on repeal; exception.

 §1-8 No revivor on repeal; exception. The repeal of any law shall not revive any other law which has been repealed, unless it is clearly expressed. [CC 1859, pt of §20; RL 1925, §22; RL 1935, §24; RL 1945, §24; RL 1955, §1-11; HRS §1-8] Case Notes  Statute repealing 1870 divorce law without expressly reenacting previous statutes on the subject would result in there being no law to enable divorces to be granted, if the repealing statute were valid. 3 H. 661.  No revival under this section where statutes attempted to be revived referred to only in general terms. 7 H. 359.
HI Rev Stat § 1-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-10 Effect of repeal on accrued rights.

 §1-10 Effect of repeal on accrued rights. The repeal of any law shall not affect any act done, or any right accruing, accrued, acquired, or established, or any suit or proceedings had or commenced in any civil case, before the time when the repeal takes effect. [CC 1859, §22; RL 1925, §24; RL 1935, §26; RL 1945, §26; RL 1955, §1-13; HRS §1-10] Rules of Court  Effect of rules of court on pending proceedings, see HRPP rule 59 and Sup. Ct. order of October 29, 1976. Attorney General Opinions  New administrative rules superseded old rules as to all matters except permit applications that were filed before July 1, 1994; further, on or after July 1, 1994, when statutory authority for old rules was repealed, the old rules were void and not in effect, the only exception being with respect to pending permit applications from the period before July 1, 1994. Att. Gen. Op. 97-4. Case Notes  A law repealing former divorce laws does not affect pending suits. 3 H. 304.  Repeal in 1859 of provision for reservation of mineral rights, effect of. 49 H. 429, 442, 421 P.2d 570.
HI Rev Stat § 1-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-11 Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution.

 §1-11 Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution. No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the repeal of any law, for any offense committed, or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under the law so repealed, shall be affected by such repeal. [CC 1859, §23; RL 1925, §25; RL 1935, §27; RL 1945, §27; RL 1955, §1-14; HRS §1-11] Case Notes  Prosecution for gaming valid though law repealed pending appeal taken for trial de novo. 9 H. 98.  Section applied and minimum term of imprisonment was determinable under the law as it existed at time of commission of crime. 50 H. 351, 440 P.2d 528.
HI Rev Stat § 1-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-12 Application of statutory construction provisions.

 §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]
HI Rev Stat § 1-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-13 Official languages.

 §1-13 Official languages. English and Hawaiian are the official languages of Hawaii. Whenever there is found to exist any radical and irreconcilable difference between the English and Hawaiian version of any of the laws of the State, the English version shall be held binding. Hawaiian shall not be required for public acts and transactions. [L 1864, p 68; RL 1925, §26; RL 1935, §9; RL 1945, §8; RL 1955, §1-16; HRS §1-13; am L 1979, c 97, §2] Law Journals and Reviews  "Officially" What? The Legal Rights and Implications of €˜ÅŒlelo Hawai €˜i. 30 UH L. Rev. 243.  Case Notes  Originally, Hawaiian version prevailed. 1 H. 402; 1 H. 457. Beginning with cc 1859, English version prevailed. 8 H. 478; 41 H. 358, 366.
HI Rev Stat § 1-13.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-13.5 Hawaiian language; spelling.

  §1-13.5 Hawaiian language; spelling. Macrons and glottal stops may be used in the spelling of words or terms in the Hawaiian language in documents prepared by or for state or county agencies or officials. Any rule, order, policy, or other act, official or otherwise, that prohibits or discourages the use of these symbols shall be void. [L 1992, c 169, §2] Law Journals and Reviews  "Officially" What? The Legal Rights and Implications of €˜ÅŒlelo Hawai €˜i. 30 UH L. Rev. 243.
HI Rev Stat § 1-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-16 Laws in pari materia.

 §1-16 Laws in pari materia. Laws in pari materia, or upon the same subject matter, shall be construed with reference to each other. What is clear in one statute may be called in aid to explain what is doubtful in another. [CC 1859, §11; RL 1925, §11; RL 1935, §12; RL 1945, §11; RL 1955, §1-21; HRS §1-16] Attorney General Opinions  Sections 1-29 and 92-7 both address issue of time in relation to actions required by law, must be read in pari materia. Att. Gen. Op. 92-6.  Cited in construing "child". Att. Gen. Op. 93-1. Case Notes  Consideration of other laws in arriving at meaning. 236 F.2d 622, 625; 235 F. Supp. 990, 998; aff'd 352 F.2d 735; 1 H. 31; 1 H. 457, 259 (464); 8 H. 715, 720; 15 H. 325, 332; 22 H. 589, 591; 25 H. 397, 403; 26 H. 469, 475; 35 H. 21, 23; 45 H. 1, 13, 361 P.2d 374; 47 H. 87, 110, 384 P.2d 536; 47 H. 361, 388, 389 P.2d 439.  County nonliability statute and Contribution among Tortfeasors Act in pari materia. 283 F. Supp. 854.  Statute should be construed with reference to system of laws of which it is a part; exemption of bequest "otherwise taxed" does not refer to federal tax. 14 H. 38.  Consideration of subsequent act in pari materia. 37 H. 252, 258; 43 H. 84, 85.  Meaning of words or phrases used in two or more sections of a statute presumed the same. 46 H. 164, 172, 377 P.2d 932; 49 H. 624, 635-6, 425 P.2d 1014.  Sections of chapter 101, eminent domain, in pari materia. 50 H. 237, 437 P.2d 321.  Sections 651-44, 651-49 and 634-64, relating to attachment, are in pari materia. 51 H. 164, 454 P.2d 116.  Excise tax law and income tax law should be construed in relation to each other. 56 H. 644, 547 P.2d 1343.  Principle applied to welfare fraud and general theft statutes. 61 H. 79, 595 P.2d 291.  Cited: 3 H. 90, 98; 3 H. 223, 229; 5 H. 73, 74; 20 H. 114, 119; 34 H. 935, 938; 73 H. 81, 829 P.2d 1325.
HI Rev Stat § 1-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-17 Number and gender.

 §1-17 Number and gender. Words in the masculine gender signify both the masculine and feminine gender, those in the singular or plural number signify both the singular and plural number, and words importing adults include youths or children. [PC 1869, c 1, §5; RL 1925, §14; RL 1935, §15; RL 1945, §14; am L 1945, c 233, §1; RL 1955, §1-22; HRS §1-17] Case Notes  Singular read as plural where more than one office to be filled. 22 H. 520, 523.  "Sureties" read as "surety". 33 H. 265, 266.
HI Rev Stat § 1-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-18 "Or", "and".

  §1-18 "Or", "and". Each of the terms "or" and "and", has the meaning of the other or of both. [PC 1869, c 1, §4; RL 1925, §15; RL 1935, §16; RL 1945, §15; am L 1945, c 233, §2; RL 1955, §1-23; HRS §1-18] Case Notes  Applied: 230 F. Supp. 455; 17 H. 135, 141; 34 H. 935, 941.  "And" deemed conjunctive, not alternative. 33 H. 98, 101.  "Or" deemed alternative, not conjunctive, penal statute. 44 H. 601, 604, 359 P.2d 289.  Applied in substituting "and" for "or" in public accountancy statute. 51 H. 80, 452 P.2d 94.  "Or" deemed "and". 54 H. 356, 507 P.2d 169.  Use of word "and" is not necessarily decisive. 56 H. 675, 548 P.2d 268.  Cited: 52 F.2d 411, 414; 5 H. 52, 53; 19 H. 393, 397.
HI Rev Stat § 1-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-19 "Person", "others", "any", etc.

 §1-19 "Person", "others", "any", etc. The word "person", or words importing persons, for instance, "another", "others", "any", "anyone", "anybody", and the like, signify not only individuals, but corporations, firms, associations, societies, communities, assemblies, inhabitants of a district, or neighborhood, or persons known or unknown, and the public generally, where it appears, from the subject matter, the sense and connection in which such words are used, that such construction is intended. [CC 1859, §17; RL 1925, §16; RL 1935, §17; am L 1939, c 150, §1; RL 1945, §16; am L 1945, c 233, §3; am L 1955, c 57, §1(e); RL 1955, §1-24; HRS §1-19] Case Notes  Though "person" includes corporation, term "corporation" held not to include an individual. 22 H. 660, 662.  Applicability of various statutes to counties discussed, counties as "corporations". 17 H. 9, 14. Municipal corporation subject to garnishment as a "person". 23 H. 564, 568.
HI Rev Stat § 1-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-20 "Month", "year".

 §1-20 "Month", "year". The word "month" means a calendar month; and the word "year", a calendar year. [CC 1859, §18; RL 1925, §17; RL 1935, §18; RL 1945, §17; RL 1955, §1-25; HRS §1-20] Case Notes  Cited: 10 H. 249, 250; 38 H. 443, 444.
HI Rev Stat § 1-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-21 "Oath".

 §1-21 "Oath". The word "oath" includes a solemn affirmation. [CC 1859, §19; RL 1925, §18; RL 1935, §19; RL 1945, §18; RL 1955, §1-26; HRS §1-21; am L 1973, c 31, §1] Cross References  Constitutional provisions, see Const. art. I, §7 and art. XVI, §4.  Right to affirm instead of swear on grounds of religious belief, see §621-12. Rules of Court  See HRCP rule 43(d); HRPP rule 6(h); DCRCP rule 43(d). Case Notes  Judicial oath in common use is legal oath. 8 H. 259.
HI Rev Stat § 1-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-22 "County".

 §1-22 "County". The word "county" includes the city and county of Honolulu. [L 1935, c 121, §1; RL 1945, §19; RL 1955, §1-27; HRS §1-22]
HI Rev Stat § 1-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-23 Severability.

 §1-23 Severability. If any provision of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. [L 1955, c 57, §1(f); RL 1955, §1-29; HRS §1-23] Case Notes  Part may be invalid and rest valid. 7 H. 76, 78; 9 H. 171, 174; 12 H. 120, 122; 13 H. 590, 593; 15 H. 607, 609; 19 H. 535, 542; 19 H. 628, 629; 21 H. 39, 42; 28 H. 222, 227; 31 H. 196, 202; 31 H. 678, 697; 36 H. 32, 41; 38 H. 310, 328; 40 H. 604, 609. But if an essential part is invalid the whole is. 15 H. 365, 370.  If an exception is invalid whole may fall. 11 H. 112, 121; 13 H. 590, 595; 15 H. 361.  Statute may be invalid as to some and not as to other objects within its terms. 13 H. 590, 594; 121 F. 772. But see 31 H. 196, 202; 31 H. 678, 697.  Where one part invalid remainder cannot stand if elimination of invalid part would alter meaning of the remainder. 15 H. 361.  See also note to §5, Hawaiian Organic Act.
HI Rev Stat § 1-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-24 Interpretation of uniform acts.

 §1-24 Interpretation of uniform acts. All provisions of uniform acts adopted by the State shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the laws of the states and territories which enact them. [L 1955, c 57, §1(f); RL 1955, §1-30; HRS §1-24]
HI Rev Stat § 1-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-25 References apply to amendments.

 §1-25 References apply to amendments. Whenever reference is made to any portion of the Hawaii Revised Statutes or of any other law of the State, the reference applies to all amendments thereto. [L 1955, c 57, §1(f); RL 1955, §1-28; HRS §1-25]
HI Rev Stat § 1-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-26 References inclusive.

 §1-26 References inclusive. Whenever reference is made to a series of sections in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by citing only the numbers of the first and last sections connected by the word "to", the reference includes both the first and last sections. [L 1955, c 57, §1(f); RL 1955, §1-31; HRS §1-26]
HI Rev Stat § 1-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-27 Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes.

 §1-27 Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes. Any act of the legislature may be cited in any subsequent legislative act or in any other proceeding by reference to the chapter or section numbers as set forth in the supplements and replacement volumes published pursuant to sections 23G-14 to 23G-16. [L 1955, c 76, §2; RL 1955, §1-5.5; am L 1963, c 193, §2; HRS §1-27; am L 1979, c 105, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 1-28 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-28 Service of notice by mail.

 §1-28 Service of notice by mail. Wherever a state statute provides for the giving of notice or service of legal process by registered mail the sending of such notice or service of such legal process may be made by means of certified mail, return receipt requested and deliver to addressee only. [L 1961, c 48, §1; Supp, §1-36; HRS §1-28] Rules of Court  Service outside State in accordance with statute or court order, see HRCP rule 4(e), (f). Case Notes  Referred to: 50 H. 484, 443 P.2d 155.
HI Rev Stat § 1-28.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-28.5 Publication of notice.

  §1-28.5 Publication of notice. (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, law, charter provision, ordinance, or rule to the contrary, whenever a government agency is required to give public notice or to publish notice, the notice shall be given only as follows:  (1) For statewide publication:  (A) In a daily or weekly publication of statewide circulation; or  (B) By publication in separate daily or weekly publications whose combined circulation is statewide; and  (2) For county-wide publication, by publication in a daily or weekly publication in the affected county. Additional supplemental notice may also be given through Hawaii FYI, the State's interactive computer system.  (b) For purposes of this section, the comptroller pursuant to chapter 103D shall determine a publication for all government agencies to enable the public to go to one source of publication for published public notice on each island.  (c) Whenever a public notice is published in a newspaper or other publication described in subsection (a), proof of the publication shall be the affidavit of the printer, publisher, principal clerk, or business manager of the newspaper or other publication or of the designated agent of the group that published the notice.  (d) This section shall not apply to notices required by chapters 103D, 103F, 127A, and 523A.  (e) For purposes of publishing a proposed, revised, or final reapportionment plan pursuant to section 25-2, public notice shall be permitted in a short form; provided that each short form public notice shall include the following information:  (1) Whether the reapportionment plan has been either proposed, revised, or adopted;  (2) The online location to view the reapportionment plan;  (3) A list of the location of each public office where the hard copies of the reapportionment plan and maps are available; and  (4) The public hearing dates.  (f) For purposes of this section, "government agency" means each department, board, commission, or officer of the State or any of its political subdivisions. [L 1998, c 2, §2; am L 1999, c 160, §22; am L 2003, c 74, §1; am L 2014, c 111, §3; am L 2021, c 14, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 1-29 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-29 Computation of time.

 §1-29 Computation of time. The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last day is a Sunday or holiday and then it is also excluded. When so provided by the rules of court, the last day also shall be excluded if it is a Saturday. [L 1923, c 3, §1; RL 1925, §19; RL 1935, §20; RL 1945, §20; RL 1955, §1-40; HRS §1-29; am L 1973, c 31, §2] Cross References  Holidays, see § §8-1 to 8-3.  "Month", "year" defined, see §1-20.  "Successive" weeks, see §601-13. Rules of Court  Computation of time, see DCRCP rule 6; HCTR rule 21; HFCR rule 6; HPR rule 10; HRAP rule 26(a); HRCP rule 6(a); HRPP rule 45(a). Attorney General Opinions  Section refers to calculation of time in terms of days rather than hours. Att. Gen. Op. 92-6. Case Notes  Where act to be done a specified period before a certain event, how computed. 8 H. 602; 8 H. 735, 738 (single justice); 19 H. 225 (prior to statutory exclusion of Sunday).  Statute applied: 10 H. 249; 18 H. 7; 24 H. 250 (district court proceeding at time when statute applicable only to circuit court proceedings); 38 H. 443. Not applicable where time was fixed by the judge. 28 H. 455 (Prior to adoption of present rules of court).  Publication "for not less than ten days" before letting contract not satisfied by one publication more than ten days prior. 30 H. 94.
HI Rev Stat § 1-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-30 Hawaiian standard time applicable.

 §1-30 Hawaiian standard time applicable. In all statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, and orders relating to the time of performance of any act by any state or county officer or agency, whether in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of the government, or relating to the time within which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not, may or may not, be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the State, that time shall be Hawaiian standard time. [L 1947, c 161, §2; RL 1955, §1-41; HRS §1-30]
HI Rev Stat § 1-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-31 Hawaiian standard time; definition; observance.

 §1-31 Hawaiian standard time; definition; observance. Hawaiian standard time is ten hours slower than Greenwich time, based on the mean solar time of the one hundred and fiftieth degree of longitude west from Greenwich and shall be the time which the entire State, including all of its political subdivisions, shall observe annually, notwithstanding the daylight time conversion provisions of the Uniform Time Act of 1966, Public Law 89-387, 80 Statutes at Large 107. [L 1947, c 161, §1; RL 1955, §1-42; am L 1967, c 4, §2; HRS §1-31]
HI Rev Stat § 1-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1. Common Law; Construction of Laws|1-32 Acts to be done on holidays.

 §1-32 Acts to be done on holidays. Whenever any act of a secular nature other than a work of necessity or mercy is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a Sunday or holiday, the act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the appointed day. When so provided by the rules of court, the act also may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the appointed day if the appointed day falls on a Saturday. [L 1923, c 3, §2; RL 1925, §20; RL 1935, §23; RL 1945, §22; RL 1955, §1-44; HRS §1-32; am L 1973, c 31, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 1B-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|1B. Designation of Rural Areas for Federal Programs|1B-1 Rural areas and federal programs.

  §1B-1 Rural areas and federal programs. (a) The term "rural" under this section shall be strictly used to determine if an area qualifies for a federal program that requires that an area be defined or designated as rural under state or federal law. This section does not connote any land use functions for the area so designated or in any way affect the use or definition of rural districts established pursuant to section 205-2.  (b) An area that qualifies as rural pursuant to a federal definition shall be considered rural by the State for purposes of this section only.  (c) If an area does not qualify as rural pursuant to a federal definition, the following definitions may be used for determining the area's rural status for the purposes of a federal program that accepts state definitions:  (1) Any island with a population density fewer than or equal to five hundred people per square mile shall be considered rural; and  (2) If an island's population density exceeds five hundred people per square mile, an area within the island shall be considered rural if it is within a zip code tabulation area with a population density below eight hundred people per square mile as determined by the population of the last official census and using the entire zip code tabulation area as determined by the United States Census Bureau. [L 2013, c 144, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 3-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|3. Uniformity of Legislation|3-1 Commission.

 §3-1 Commission. There shall be a commission for the State, to promote uniformity of legislation in the United States, to be composed of five commissioners, who shall be appointed by the governor in the manner prescribed in section 26-34. The commissioners shall serve without pay but shall be entitled to such technical, clerical, and stenographic assistance, to be furnished by the department of the attorney general, as may be necessary or proper to carry out their duties. [L 1911, c 22, § §1, 3; RL 1945, §35; am L 1949, c 326, §1; RL 1955, §1-45; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §5, 13; HRS §3-1] Cross References  Commission is part of attorney general department, see §26-7.
HI Rev Stat § 3-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|3. Uniformity of Legislation|3-2 Duties.

 §3-2 Duties. The commissioners shall examine all subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the several states and territories is desirable; ascertain and recommend the best means to effectuate such uniformity and represent the State in conventions of like commissioners of the several states and territories for the consideration and recommendation of uniform laws to be submitted to the several state and territorial legislatures for action; and, generally, devise and recommend such other course of action as may tend to accomplish such purposes. [L 1911, c 22, §2; RL 1925, §30; RL 1935, §31; RL 1945, §36; RL 1955, §1-46; HRS §3-2] Cross References  Interpretation of uniform acts, see §1-24.
HI Rev Stat § 4-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 1. General Provisions|4. Boundaries|4-2 REPEALED.

 §4-2 REPEALED. L 1970, c 188, §2.