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HRS §468E-17

If one part of this law is invalid, the rest still stands

This section says that if a court decides any part of this law is unconstitutional or invalid, the rest of the law still works. The invalid part is just removed, and the remaining parts stay in effect as if the bad part was never there.

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The statute, as written — Severability provision

If any part of this chapter is for any reason held unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding of invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of the chapter; and it shall be construed to have been the legislative intent to pass this chapter without such unconstitutional, invalid, or inoperative part therein; and the remainder of this chapter, after the exclusion of such part or parts, shall be valid as if such parts were not contained therein.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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