§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]



 



Case Notes



 



  Revised laws, when enacted, have same validity as any new
enactment though from standpoint of interpretation they are construed as
continuations of previously existing laws.  283 F.2d 86.



  Revised laws may be enacted by a separate short act, and such
enactment gives force of law to provisions that may constitutionally be enacted
in form contained therein, even if derived from an unconstitutional statute. 
17 H. 566; 25 H. 638, 640.



  Statutes carried into a revision retained their original
effect unless legislative intent to make a change is clear.  23 H. 91, 95; 28
H. 744, 751; 29 H. 820, 824.  This is particularly true where statute has been
construed before its incorporation into the revision.  23 H. 91, 95.  See also
24 H. 258, 262.



  Section of revised laws construed by reference to original
act though portions of the section as originally enacted omitted from revised
laws.  33 H. 915, 916.