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HRS §463-17

If one part is invalid, the rest still stands

This section says that if a court decides one part of this law is invalid, the other parts still work. It applies to people and situations separately. The law is designed so that one bad part does not ruin the whole.

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The statute, as written — Provisions severable

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance should be held invalid by any court, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the section which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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