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]
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