HRS §560:1-103
Other laws still apply unless this chapter says otherwise
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that general legal rules and fairness principles still apply to cases under this chapter, unless this chapter has its own specific rule that replaces them. It is a short, general rule.
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The statute, as written — Supplementary general principles of law applicable
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Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement its provisions.
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