HRS §1-11

Effect of Repeal on Pending Suit or Prosecution

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This section says that if a law is repealed, any lawsuit or criminal case that was already started under that old law can still go forward. The repeal does not cancel or stop those pending cases.

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The statute, as written — Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

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of any law, for any offense committed, or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under the law so repealed, shall be affected by such repeal.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]

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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