Chapter 1 - COMMON LAW; CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS
- Section 1-1 - Common law of the State; exceptions
- Section 1-2 - Certain laws not obligatory until published
- Section 1-3 - Laws not retrospective
- Section 1-4 - Persons and property subject to laws
- Section 1-4.5 - Cession of concurrent jurisdiction
- Section 1-5 - Contracts in contravention of law
- Section 1-6 - Prohibitory law, effect
- Section 1-7 - Repeal of laws
- Section 1-8 - No revivor on repeal; exception
- Section 1-9 - Express or implied repeals
- Section 1-10 - Effect of repeal on accrued rights
- Section 1-11 - Effect of repeal on pending suit or prosecution
- Section 1-12 - Application of statutory construction provisions
- Section 1-13 - Official languages
- Section 1-13.5 - Hawaiian language; spelling
- Section 1-13.7 - American Sign Language
- Section 1-14 - Words have usual meaning
- Section 1-15 - Construction of ambiguous context
- Section 1-16 - Laws in pari materia
- Section 1-17 - Number and gender
- Section 1-18 - "Or", "and"
- Section 1-19 - "Person", "others", "any", etc.
- Section 1-20 - "Month", "year"
- Section 1-21 - "Oath"
- Section 1-22 - "County"
- Section 1-23 - Severability
- Section 1-24 - Interpretation of uniform acts
- Section 1-25 - References apply to amendments
- Section 1-26 - References inclusive
- Section 1-27 - Citations of laws included in supplements and replacement volumes
- Section 1-28 - Service of notice by mail
- Section 1-28.5 - Publication of notice
- Section 1-29 - Computation of time
- Section 1-30 - Hawaiian standard time applicable
- Section 1-31 - Hawaiian standard time; definition; observance
- Section 1-32 - Acts to be done on holidays