HRS §1-19
Who counts as a “person” in Hawaii law
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains that the word “person” in Hawaii law can mean more than just an individual human. It can also mean companies, groups, communities, or the public, depending on the context. It is a general rule about how to read the law.
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The statute, as written — "Person", "others", "any", etc
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.
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]
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