HRS §532-3
No need to physically hold property to pass it on
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that when someone dies without a will, their property can still be passed to heirs even if they never physically held or possessed it. It is enough that they had a legal right to the property when they died.
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The statute, as written — Actual possession not requisite
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.
It shall not be requisite that the intestate shall have been in actual possession of the property; it is sufficient if he had a good claim to it at the time of his death. [CC 1859, §1461; RL 1925, §3303; RL 1935, §4811; RL 1945, §12071; RL 1955, §318-3; HRS §532-3]
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