HRS §1-17
How words are understood in Hawaii law
This rule explains how to read words in Hawaii's laws. It says that words referring to men also include women, singular words also mean plural, and words about adults also include children. It is a general rule for interpreting legal language.
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The statute, as written — - 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]
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