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HRS §510-29

When a will cannot override legal limits

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says that the rules in this part do not let someone use a will to give away property if the law already stops them from doing so. It only clarifies that existing legal limits still apply.

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The statute, as written — Limitations on testamentary disposition

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 does not authorize a person to dispose of property by will if it is held under limitations imposed by law preventing testamentary disposition by that person.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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