HRS §510-21
When This Law Applies to Property at Death
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says which property this law covers when a married person dies. It covers personal property that was community property in another state, plus property bought with that community property's income or proceeds. It also covers real property in Hawaii bought with such community property funds.
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The statute, as written — Application
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.
This part applies to the disposition at death of the following property acquired by a married person: (1) All personal property, wherever situated: (A) Which was acquired as or became, and remained, community property under the laws of another jurisdiction; (B) All or the proportionate part of that property acquired with the rents, issues, or income of, or the proceeds from, or in exchange for, that community property; or (C) Traceable to that community property; (2) All or the proportionate part of any real property situated in this State which was acquired with the rents, issues, or income of, the proceeds from, or in exchange for, property acquired as or which became, and remained, community property under the laws of another jurisdiction, or property traceable to that community property.
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