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2025 Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 1. General Provisions
1. Common Law; Construction of Laws
1-21 "Oath".
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HI Rev Stat § 1-21 (2025)
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§1-21 "Oath". The word "oath" includes a solemn affirmation. [CC 1859, §19; RL 1925, §18; RL 1935, §19; RL 1945, §18; RL 1955, §1-26; HRS §1-21; am L 1973, c 31, §1]
Cross References
Constitutional provisions, see Const. art. I, §7 and art. XVI, §4.
Right to affirm instead of swear on grounds of religious belief, see §621-12.
Rules of Court
See HRCP rule 43(d); HRPP rule 6(h); DCRCP rule 43(d).
Case Notes
Judicial oath in common use is legal oath. 8 H. 259.
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