Hawaii Revised Statutes
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-32 (2025)
Acts to be done on holidays
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§1-32 Acts to be done on holidays. Whenever any act of a secular nature other than a work of necessity or mercy is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a Sunday or holiday, the act may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the appointed day. When so provided by the rules of court, the act also may be performed upon the next business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the appointed day if the appointed day falls on a Saturday. [L 1923, c 3, §2; RL 1925, §20; RL 1935, §23; RL 1945, §22; RL 1955, §1-44; HRS §1-32; am L 1973, c 31, §3]
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Cited in 2
cases, 2017–2018 · leading case: Hyland v. Gonzales., 390 P.3d 1273 (Haw. 2017).
Hyland v. Gonzales., 390 P.3d 1273 (Haw. 2017). “Chapter 1 also includes HRS § 1-32 regarding acts to be done on holidays: Whenever any act of a secular nature other than a work of necessity or mercy is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a Sunday or holiday, the act may be…”
Kalaeloa Ventures, LLC v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu., 424 P.3d 458 (Haw. 2018). “3 Anticipating KV's counterarguments, the City contended that HRS § 1-32, 4 one of the statutory "weekend rules" allowing acts that are legally required to be performed *460 on a particular date to be done the next business day when the specified day is a Sunday or a holiday,…”
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