§577-1  Age of majority.  All persons
residing in the State, who have attained the age of eighteen years, shall be
regarded as of legal age and their period of minority to have ceased. [CC 1859,
§1487; am L 1919, c 116, §1; RL 1925, §3032; RL 1935, §4510; RL 1945, §12261;
RL 1955, §330-1; HRS §577-1; am L 1972, c 2, §1; am L 1975, c 77, §1(1)]



 



Case Notes



 



  Under common law consensual incapacity of minor was absolute,
except as to contracts for necessities.  256 F.2d 208.



  Disaffirmance of contract of minor must be made within
reasonable time after reaching majority.  1 H. 421, 422; 19 H. 474.



  Legal age at which person becomes bound by contract, law of
place where contract made governs.  2 H. 168.



  Disaffirmance of acts or proceedings done or taken on behalf
of minor must be made within reasonable time after coming to majority.  6 H.
485; 7 H. 421; 8 H. 93; 14 H. 460.



  Where statute makes no exception in favor of infants, courts
can make none.  7 H. 421.



  Engagement to marry contracted during minority held ratified
when at majority youth wrote fiancee engagement is terminated.  8 H. 544.



  Disability of female infant to bring suit not removed by
marriage.  20 H. 596.  Mother may recover illegitimate child by habeas corpus. 
27 H. 158; 31 H. 328.



  Cited:  127 F. 920; 47 H. 605, 393 P.2d 645.