Chapter 1
35 sections
§1-1 Hawaii's common law
§1-2 When a law takes effect after being printed
§1-3 Laws do not apply backward
§1-4 Who must follow Hawaii's laws
§1-4.5 Giving the federal government shared legal power over prison lands
§1-5 Contracts that break the law
§1-6 Actions against a prohibitory law are void
§1-7 How laws can be repealed
§1-8 Repealing a law does not bring back an older law
§1-9 How a law can be repealed
§1-10 Effect of Repeal on Existing Rights
§1-11 Effect of Repeal on Pending Suit or Prosecution
§1-12 How Hawaii's interpretation rules apply to future laws
§1-13 English and Hawaiian are official languages
§1-13.5 Hawaiian language spelling in government documents
§1-13.7 American Sign Language is a real language
§1-14 Words have usual meaning
§1-15 How to figure out what a confusing law means
§1-16 Laws on the same subject
§1-17 How words are understood in Hawaii law
§1-18 The words “or” and “and” can mean the same thing.
§1-19 Who counts as a “person” in Hawaii law
§1-20 Definitions of month and year
§1-21 Oath
§1-23 Severability
§1-24 How to read uniform acts
§1-25 References apply to amendments
§1-26 References inclusive
§1-27 How to cite a law
§1-28 Service of notice by mail
§1-28.5 How government agencies must publish public notices
§1-29 Counting days for legal deadlines
§1-30 Hawaii uses Hawaiian Standard Time for official deadlines
§1-31 Hawaii's official time zone
§1-32 Doing a task on a holiday