§1-6  Prohibitory law, effect.  Whatever
is done in contravention of a prohibitory law is void, although the nullity be
not formally directed. [CC 1859, §8; RL 1925, §8; RL 1935, §8; RL 1945, §7; RL
1955, §1-9; HRS §1-6]



 



Case Notes



 



  Applied in holding no common law marriage; statutory
requisites enforced.  25 H. 397, 403; 34 H. 161, 165.  See 295 F. 636.



  Statute requiring consent of parent for marriage of certain
minors is prohibitory, and marriage without consent will be annulled.  26 H.
89, 95.



  Cited and considered in relation to usury statute.  49 H.
160, 184, 413 P.2d 221, reh'g denied.  49 H. 255, 413 P.2d 221; see 36 H. 107,
126.



  Referred to:  35 H. 545, 549; 37 H. 374, 378; 39 H. 378, 381;
45 H. 247, 259, 365 P.2d 460.