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HRS §1-6

Actions against a prohibitory law are void

If someone does something that a law forbids, that action is automatically invalid, even if the law doesn't say so. This means the action has no legal effect.

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The statute, as written — Prohibitory law, effect

Whatever is done in contravention of a prohibitory law is void, although the nullity be not formally directed. [CC 1859, §8; RL 1925, §8; RL 1935, §8; RL 1945, §7; RL 1955, §1-9; HRS §1-6]
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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