HRS §510-25
How to fix title to property held by a surviving spouse
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a surviving spouse holds property that should be part of the deceased person's estate, the estate's representative or an heir or beneficiary can go to court to fix the title. The representative does not have to look for such property unless someone asks in writing.
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The statute, as written — Perfection of title of personal representative, heirs, or devisee
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.
If title to any property to which this part applies is held by the surviving spouse at the time of the decedent's death, the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent may institute an action to perfect title to the property. The personal representative has no fiduciary duty to discover or attempt to discover whether any property held by the surviving spouse is property to which this part applies, unless a written demand is made by an heir, devisee, or creditor of the decedent.
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