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HRS §509-1

Land given to multiple people is shared, not joint

When land is given to two or more people, they each own a separate share unless the document clearly says they own it together as a joint tenancy. This rule does not apply to personal representatives or trustees.

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The statute, as written — Construed as estates in common, when

All grants, conveyances, and devises of land, or of any interest therein, made to two or more persons, shall be construed to create estates in common and not in joint tenancy or by entirety, unless it manifestly appears from the tenor of the instrument that it was intended to create an estate in joint tenancy or by entirety; provided that this section shall not apply to grants, conveyances, or devises to personal representatives or trustees.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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