Ass'n of Condo. Homeowners of Tropics at Waikele v. Sakuma

2 Citing cases

  1. Cox v. Cox

    138 Haw. 476 (Haw. 2016)   Cited 14 times
    Holding that statute directing the family court to consider certain factors in awarding attorney fees conferred substantive right

    Further, “[t]he interpretation of a rule promulgated by the courts involves principles of statutory construction.” Ass'n of Condo. Homeowners of Tropics at Waikele ex rel. Bd. of Dirs. v. Sakuma, 131 Hawai‘i 254, 255, 318 P.3d 94, 95 (2013) (quoting Cresencia v. Kim, 85 Hawai‘i 334, 335-36, 944 P.2d 1277, 1278–79 (1997) ). Under our principles of statutory construction, “[c]ourts are bound to give effect to all parts of a statute, and ... no clause, sentence, or word shall be construed as superfluous, void, or insignificant if a construction can be legitimately found which will give force to and preserve all words of the statute.”

  2. Galima v. Ass'n of Apartment Owners of Palm Court

    453 F. Supp. 3d 1334 (D. Haw. 2020)   Cited 1 times

    It is not necessary to adopt Defendants' illogical interpretation of Act 282, §§ 3, 4, and 5. Another interpretation exists which is logical and gives effect to all sections of the act. Cf. Ass'n of Condo. Homeowners of Tropics at Waikele ex rel. Bd. of Dirs. v. Sakuma, 131 Hawai'i 254, 256, 318 P.3d 94, 96 (2013) ("Courts are bound to give effect to all parts of a statute, and that no clause, sentence, or word shall be construed as superfluous, void, or insignificant if a construction can be legitimately found which will give force to and preserve all words of the statute." (brackets, quotation marks, and citation omitted)).