HRS §327E-6
Guardian must follow ward's health care wishes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A guardian must follow the ward's own health care instructions and cannot cancel the ward's advance directive unless a court says so. If a guardian and an agent both make health care decisions, the guardian's decision wins unless a court says otherwise. The guardian's decision is valid without court approval.
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The statute, as written — Decisions by guardian §327E-6 Decisions by guardian
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) A guardian shall comply with the ward's individual instructions and shall not revoke the ward's pre-incapacity advance health-care directive unless expressly authorized by a court. (b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health-care decision of a guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 560 takes precedence over that of an agent. (c) A health-care decision made by a guardian for the ward is effective without judicial approval.
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