HRS §89-20
When state law gives way to federal money or rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if any part of this law would cause the state or a county to lose federal money, that part stops working. Also, the federal Pro-Children Act overrides this law when it comes to smoking in public school buildings.
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The statute, as written — Chapter inoperative, when
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) If any provision of this chapter jeopardizes the receipt by the State or any county of any federal grant-in-aid or other federal allotment of money, the provision shall, insofar as the fund is jeopardized, be deemed to be inoperative. (b) The federal Pro-Children Act, as it relates to smoking at public school indoor facilities, shall preempt this chapter to the extent the federal act imposes mandatory restrictions on smoking in the workplace.
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