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State v. Spencer (1986)

green · 40 citation events across 2 courts. Showing the 12 strongest citers on record (one row per citing case, strongest signal kept).
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Rule Authority · Haw. · 6 citations in this opinion
Three rules of statutory construction are especially germane to the inquiry. 14 First, legislative enactments are presumptively valid and “should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.” State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted).
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green State v. Isomura (1992)
Rule Authority · Haw. App. · 2 citations in this opinion
However, where there is a “plainly irreconcilable” conflict between a specific statute and a general statute governing the same subject matter the specific statute shall be favored. 68 Haw. at 624 , 725 P.2d at 800 (citations omitted).
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Rule Authority · Haw. App.
The supreme court has adopted a three-step approach when interpreting statutes that appear to relate to the same subject matter: First, legislative enactments are presumptively valid and “should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.” State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted).
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Rule Authority · Haw.
Moreover, "legislative enactments are presumptively valid and `should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.'" Richardson v. City and County of Honolulu, 76 Hawai`i 46, 55, 868 P.2d 1193, 1202 (1994) (quoting State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted)).
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Rule Authority · Haw.
We consider the following principles in construing ambiguous statutes: First, legislative enactments are presumptively valid and “should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.” State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted).
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green State v. Batson (2002)
Rule Authority · Haw.
This court has adopted a three-step approach when interpreting statutes that appear to relate to the same subject matter: First, legislative enactments are presumptively valid and “should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.” State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted).
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green State v. Delima (1995)
Rule Authority · Haw.
In Richardson v. City and County of Honolulu, 76 Hawai'i 46, 54-55 , 868 P.2d 1193, 1201-02 , reconsideration denied, 76 Hawai'i 247 , 871 P.2d 795 (1994), we set forth three rules of statutory construction: First, legislative enactments are presumptively valid and “should be interpreted [in such a manner as] to give them effect.” State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (citation omitted).
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green Mahiai v. Suwa (1987)
Rule Authority · Haw.
State v. Spencer, 68 Haw__,_, 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986); State v. Kuuku, 61 Haw. 79, 82 , 595 P.2d 291, 294 (1979).
green State v. Werle (2009)
Cited · Haw. App. · signal: see · 4 citations in this opinion
See State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (holding that "where there is a `plainly irreconcilable' conflict between a specific statute and a general statute concerning the same subject matter, the specific statute will be favored.").
holding that "where there is a `plainly irreconcilable' conflict between a specific statute and a general statute concerning the same subject matter, the specific statute will be favored."
green Kamalu v. Paren, Inc. (2006)
Cited (see also) · Haw. · signal: see, e.g. · 2 citations in this opinion
See, e.g., State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986) (noting the “presumptive validity of legislative enactments”).
noting the “presumptive validity of legislative enactments”
green State v. Okuda (1990)
Cited · Haw. · signal: accord · 2 citations in this opinion
Accord State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986).
Cited · Haw. · signal: see · 2 citations in this opinion
See State v. Spencer, 68 Haw. 622, 624 , 725 P.2d 799, 800 (1986).