Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-6

Current through Act 1 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 1-6 - Prohibitory law, effect

Whatever is done in contravention of a prohibitory law is void, although the nullity be not formally directed.

HRS § 1-6

CC 1859, §8; RL 1925, §8; RL 1935, §8; RL 1945, §7; RL 1955, § 1-9; HRS § 1-6

Applied in holding no common law marriage; statutory requisites enforced.25 Haw. 397, 403; 34 H. 161, 165. See 295 F. 636. Statute requiring consent of parent for marriage of certain minors is prohibitory, and marriage without consent will be annulled. 26 H. 89, 95. Cited and considered in relation to usury statute. 49 H. 160, 184, 413 P.2d 221, reh'g denied. 49 H. 255,413 P.2d 221; see36 Haw. 107, 126. Referred to: 35 H. 545, 549;37 Haw. 374, 378; 39 H. 378, 381; 45 H. 247, 259, 365 P.2d 460.