{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-13","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-13","heading":"Official languages.","body":"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.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 1","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0001/HRS_0001-0013.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"a6d68734d666f2c0d950a9171266f6141141a91e0f19c11cfaac04c58818b2e6","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-12","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-13.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}