HRS §539-5

How to register property to transfer on death

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section explains how to show that property should go to someone when you die. You can use the words "transfer on death" or "pay on death" (or their abbreviations TOD or POD) after the owner's name and before the beneficiary's name.

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The statute, as written — Form of registration in beneficiary form

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.

Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words "transfer on death" or the abbreviation "TOD", or by the words "pay on death" or the abbreviation "POD", after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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