HRS §533-12
Money agreement before marriage ends dower rights
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a future wife agrees to a financial arrangement instead of her dower rights, and she approves it as required by another law, she gives up her right to dower in all her husband's land.
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The statute, as written — Barred by pecuniary provision before marriage
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.
Any pecuniary provision that is made for the benefit of an intended wife, and in lieu of her dower, shall, if assented to as provided in section 533-11, bar her right of dower in all the lands of her husband. [CC 1859, §1310; RL 1925, §3028; RL 1935, §4841; RL 1945, §12111; RL 1955, §319-12; HRS §533-12]
Sections this one refers to
§533-11 How a wife can lose her dower rights before marriage
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