HRS §255D-8
Who is bound by this agreement and who can enforce it
This section says the agreement only binds and benefits the state governments that join it. Private people and businesses cannot sue or defend themselves using the agreement. State laws cannot be thrown out just because they conflict with the agreement.
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The statute, as written — Limited binding and beneficial effect
(a) The agreement authorized by this chapter binds and inures only to the benefit of this State and the other member states. No person, other than a member state, is an intended beneficiary of the agreement. Any benefit to a person other than a state is established by the law of this State and the other member states and not by the terms of the agreement. (b) Consistent with subsection (a), no person shall have any cause of action or defense under the agreement or by virtue of this State's approval of the agreement. No person may challenge, in any action brought under any provision of law, any action or inaction by any department, agency, other instrumentality of this State, or any political subdivision of this State on the ground that the action or inaction is inconsistent with the agreement. (c) No law of this State, or the application thereof, shall be declared invalid as to any person or circumstance on the ground that the provision or application is inconsistent with the agreement.
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