HRS §1-5
Contracts that break the law
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says private agreements cannot override laws that protect public order or good morals. However, people may give up rights the law gives them, as long as it doesn't hurt others or the public good. It is a general rule about legal agreements.
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The statute, as written — Contracts in contravention of law
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.
Private agreements shall have no effect to contravene any law which concerns public order or good morals. But individuals may, in all cases in which it is not expressly or impliedly prohibited, renounce what the law has established in their favor, when such renunciation does not affect the rights of others, and is not contrary to the public good. [CC 1859, §7; RL 1925, §7; RL 1935, §7; RL 1945, §6; RL 1955, §1-8; HRS §1-5]
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