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HRS §431R-6

Federal law wins when state law conflicts

If this state law ever disagrees with federal law, federal law wins and the conflicting part of this state law stops working. The rest of this state law still works. This is called severability.

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The statute, as written — Application

If this chapter or any provision of this chapter conflicts at any time with any federal law, then the federal law shall prevail and this chapter or the relevant provisions of this chapter shall become ineffective and invalid. The ineffectiveness or invalidity of this chapter or any of its provisions shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this chapter, which shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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