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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-8 (2026)

  No revivor on repeal; exception

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     §1-8  No revivor on repeal; exception.  The repeal of any law shall not revive any other law which has been repealed, unless it is clearly expressed. [CC 1859, pt of §20; RL 1925, §22; RL 1935, §24; RL 1945, §24; RL 1955, §1-11; HRS §1-8]

 

Case Notes

 

  Statute repealing 1870 divorce law without expressly reenacting previous statutes on the subject would result in there being no law to enable divorces to be granted, if the repealing statute were valid.  3 H. 661.

  No revival under this section where statutes attempted to be revived referred to only in general terms.  7 H. 359.

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2021 · leading case: Mollena v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Inc., 816 P.2d 968 (Haw. 1991).
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Mollena v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. of Hawaii, Inc., 816 P.2d 968 (Haw. 1991). “See Act 181, §§ 1-8, 1985 Haw. Sess. Laws 309 -313. We conclude, therefore, that HRS § 431 — 448(a) which requires written rejection of uninsured coverage also applies to offers of underinsured motorist coverage described in HRS § 431-448 (b) and (c).”
Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hirose, 884 P.2d 1138 (Haw. 1994). “Further, the legislature carefully distinguished between the use of “section” and “subsection” in Act 181.”
Cooney v. Dalton, 877 F. Supp. 508 (D. Haw. 1995). “Schlueter Military Criminal Justice § 1-8(B) (2d ed. 1987); Pickell v. Reed, 326 F.”
Lobisch v. United States of Am., No. 1:20-cv-00370 (D. Haw. Mar. 31, 2021). · cites it 3× “at § 1-8(e). UNITED STATES ARMY REGULATION 420-1 GOVERNING ARMY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT United States Army Regulation 420-1 governs the policies and procedures for the operation of U.”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-8(B): 1 case
Cooney v. Dalton, 877 F. Supp. 508 (D. Haw. 1995). “Schlueter Military Criminal Justice § 1-8(B) (2d ed. 1987); Pickell v. Reed, 326 F.”
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-8(e): 1 case
Lobisch v. United States of Am., No. 1:20-cv-00370 (D. Haw. Mar. 31, 2021). “at § 1-8(e). UNITED STATES ARMY REGULATION 420-1 GOVERNING ARMY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT United States Army Regulation 420-1 governs the policies and procedures for the operation of U.”
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