{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-16","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 1-16","heading":"Laws in pari materia.","body":"Laws in pari materia, or upon the same subject matter, shall be construed with reference to each other. What is clear in one statute may be called in aid to explain what is doubtful in another.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 1","Chapter 1"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0001/HRS_0001-0016.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"dc36202a03f61aaa3a9e20ce1c777ac2e3c3db8ed62ccb1d9dcc67ee005e5fcd","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-15","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}