Statute Revision and Publication

HRS div. 1, tit. 3, ch. 23G, pt. II

in effect

HRS §23G-11 Revisor of statutes

23G-11. Revisor of statutes The director of the office of the legislative reference bureau, or a member of the staff of the bureau delegated by the director, shall be the revisor of statutes of the State. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

HRS §23G-12 Duties

23G-12. Duties In performing the function of statute revision and publication of session laws, and supplements, and replacement volumes, the duties of the revisor of statutes, in the order of priority shall be: (1) The publication of the session laws; (2) The publication of supplements to the revised statutes; (3) The publication of replacement volumes of the revised statutes; (4) The review of annotations to the revised statutes; (5) The continuous revision of the statutes of Hawaii; (6) The publication of the Hawaii administrative rules index and supplements thereto; and (7) The preparation of rules of format to be followed by all state agencies in the compilation and publication of their rules and the distribution of copies of the format rules to all state agencies. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 216, §4]

HRS §23G-13 Publishing of session laws

23G-13. Publishing of session laws As soon as possible after the close of each session of the legislature, the revisor of statutes shall prepare for publication all laws duly enacted at such session, arranged in the order of their becoming law, together with a suitable index and tables showing what general statutes have been affected by the session laws. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

HRS §23G-14 Publication of supplements

23G-14. Publication of supplements As soon as possible after the close of each regular session of the legislature, the revisor of statutes, subject to section 23G-15, shall prepare for publication a cumulative supplement to the last revision of the laws of Hawaii. The supplement shall contain all laws of a general and permanent nature enacted at any session of the legislature subsequent to the last revision of the laws and not included therein and a cumulative index of the material. The material in the supplement shall be arranged in the same order as like material is arranged in the last revision, shall show all sections repealed or amended, and shall be annotated to decisions and opinions subsequent to those included in the last revision. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1; am L 2017, c 12, §2]

HRS §23G-15 Supplements and replacement volumes; extent of revision; prima facie the law

23G-15. Supplements and replacement volumes; extent of revision; prima facie the law In preparing the supplements and replacement volumes, the revisor of statutes may: (1) Number and renumber chapters, sections, and parts of sections; (2) Rearrange sections; (3) Change reference numbers to agree with renumbered chapters, parts, or sections; (4) Substitute the proper section or chapter numbers for the terms "the preceding section", "this act", and like terms; (5) Strike out figures where they are merely a repetition of written words; (6) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity; (7) Correct manifest clerical or typographical errors; (8) Change any male or female gender term to a term which is neutral in gender when it is clear that the statute is not applicable only to members of one sex and without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of any act; and (9) Make such other changes in any act incorporated in the supplements and replacement volumes as shall be necessary to conform the style thereof as near as may be with that of the last revision of the laws of Hawaii; provided that in making the revision, the revisor shall not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any act. The matter set forth in the supplements and replacement volumes shall be prima facie evidence of the law. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1; am L 1984, c 90, §1]

HRS §23G-16 Publication of replacement volumes

23G-16. Publication of replacement volumes The revisor of statutes may replace and bring up to date the permanent volumes of the revised laws. The revisor of statutes shall incorporate in the replacement volumes all laws enacted by the legislature since the volumes to be replaced were brought up to date. The replacement volumes shall be edited, made up, printed and bound to correspond as nearly as practicable with the present permanent volumes. The replacement volumes shall be kept up to date by cumulative supplements. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

HRS §23G-16.5 Printing of acts to be included in publications

23G-16.5. Printing of acts to be included in publications Whenever, in any act, statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and new material is underscored as a matter of bill drafting style, the revisor, in printing the act in any publication except the Session Laws of Hawaii, need not include the brackets, the bracketed material, or the underscoring. In printing the Session Laws of Hawaii, the revisor shall include the brackets, the bracketed material, and the underscoring, except when the underscoring indicates the addition of a new section of law or when the bracketed material indicates the repeal of a section of law in which case the underscoring and the bracketed material may be omitted. [L 1978, c 80, §1; am L 1982, c 7, §1]

HRS §23G-17 Printing; contracts

23G-17. Printing; contracts The office of the legislative reference bureau shall cause sufficient copies of the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes to be printed. The bureau may contract for the publications with or without regard to the laws governing public contracts or public printing. The completed volumes of the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes shall be delivered to the lieutenant governor for distribution. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

HRS §23G-18 Sale and distribution

23G-18. Sale and distribution The session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes shall be sold and distributed by the lieutenant governor at a price fixed by the lieutenant governor. The money received therefor shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. The lieutenant governor may furnish the session laws, supplements, and replacement volumes to public officials for official use free of charge. As used in this chapter, public officials include officials of the state and county governments, of the congressional delegation of the State, of the United States District Court, District of Hawaii, and of the United States Attorney's Office in Hawaii. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 125, §1; gen ch 1985]

HRS §23G-19 Review of annotations

23G-19. Review of annotations The revisor of statutes shall examine the annotations to the congressional acts and state statutes in the latest revised laws for the purpose of checking their accuracy and appropriateness and shall make the necessary corrections or other changes. The revised annotations, or appropriate parts thereof, when completed, shall be incorporated in the supplements and replacement volumes to the revisions of the laws of the State. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

HRS §23G-20 Continuous statutory revision

23G-20. Continuous statutory revision The revisor of statutes shall conduct a systematic and continuing study of the laws of Hawaii for the purpose of reducing their number and bulk, removing inconsistencies, redundancies, unnecessary repetitions and otherwise improving their clarity. For these purposes the revisor shall: (1) Prepare and submit to the legislature, prior to each regular session thereof, a report as to defects in the laws and statutes of Hawaii, and draft in the form of bills and resolutions proposed legislation to carry out the recommendations contained in the report; (2) Prepare for submission to the legislature, from time to time, a rewriting and revision, either complete, partial, or topical of the laws of Hawaii. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 8, pt of §1]

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0023G/HRS_0023G-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026