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Hawaii Advance Directive
Hawaii health care agents require two witnesses or notary, with a ranked surrogate list.
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Hawaii Ancillary Probate
Hawaii ancillary probate runs under article III of the probate code, but a home-state executor who files letters under HRS 560:4-204 can often skip it.
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Hawaii Creditor Claims in Probate
Hawaii creditors get four months from first published notice to file claim forms.
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Hawaii Debt Payment Priority
HRS 560:3-805 ranks seven classes of claims when a Hawaii estate cannot pay every debt, from administration costs first to general claims last.
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Hawaii Digital Assets After Death
Hawaii's HRS chapter 556A decides who can reach a decedent's online accounts, and an online tool's own directions outrank a will.
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Hawaii Estate Planning Basics
Hawaii estate planning uses a will, power of attorney, healthcare directive and trust.
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Hawaii Estate Tax and Federal Estate Tax
Hawaii estate tax applies to estates above $5,490,000, frozen at the 2017 federal level.
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Hawaii Executor Duties
Hawaii personal representatives notify heirs within 30 days and prepare estate inventory.
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Hawaii Exempt Property Allowance
Hawaii gives spouses or reciprocal beneficiaries $20,000 for household furnishings.
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Hawaii Family Allowance
Hawaii family allowance, HRS 560:2-405: a personal representative may pay up to $36,000 or $3,000 a month, and a court can set more.
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