[PART 2. EFFECT OF ACT 288, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1996]
§560:8-201 Effect and transition. (a) The amendments made by [Act 288, Session Laws of Hawaii 1996, hereinafter referred to as this Act,] shall take effect on January 1, 1997.
(b) Except as provided elsewhere in this Act, on January 1, 1997: