Hawaii § 1-13 - Official languages.
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§ 1-13. Official languages.
English and Hawaiian are the official languages of Hawaii. Whenever there is found to exist any radical and irreconcilable difference between the English and Hawaiian version of any of the laws of the State, the English version shall be held binding. Hawaiian shall not be required for public acts and transactions. [L 1864, p 68; RL 1925, §26; RL 1935, §9; RL 1945, §8; RL 1955, §1-16; HRS §1-13; am L 1979, c 97, §2] Law Journals and Reviews "Officially" What? The Legal Rights and Implications of ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i. 30 UH L. Rev. 243. Case Notes Originally, Hawaiian version prevailed. 1 H. 402; 1 H. 457. Beginning with cc 1859, English version prevailed. 8 H. 478; 41 H. 358, 366. Previous Vol01_Ch0001-0042F Next
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Section 1-13 ("Official languages.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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