HRS §1-9
How a law can be repealed
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains the two ways a law can be undone. A law is expressly repealed when a later law says so directly. It is impliedly repealed when a new law conflicts with the old one so much that they cannot both stand.
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The statute, as written — Express or implied repeals
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 repeal of a law is either express or implied. It is express when it is literally declared by a subsequent law; it is implied when the new law contains provisions contrary to, or irreconcilable with, those of the former law. [CC 1859, §21; RL 1925, §23; RL 1935, §25; RL 1945, §25; RL 1955, §1-12; HRS §1-9]
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