HRS §483-6

Executor or administrator of joint obligor bound

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When one of the people who signed a contract together dies, the person in charge of the deceased person's estate must step in and be responsible for the contract along with the surviving signers.

personal representatives

The statute, as written — Executor or administrator of joint obligor bound

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.

On the death of a joint obligor in contract, the joint obligor's personal representative shall be bound as such jointly with the surviving obligor or obligors.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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