HRS §91-16

If one part is invalid, the rest still stands

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that if a court decides one part of this law is invalid, the other parts still work. It applies to any person or situation. The law is meant to be severable, so one bad part does not ruin the whole.

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The statute, as written — Severability

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.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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