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HRS §551-22

Handling small estates without a conservator

If a person over 18 has a total estate worth $100 or less, the court can let someone else hold or manage that money or property without appointing a conservator or requiring a bond. The court chooses who will hold it and tells that person what to do with it.

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The statute, as written — Estates less than $100

When the whole estate of a person over the age of eighteen for whom a conservator could be appointed does not exceed the value of $100, the court, in its discretion, without the appointment of a conservator or the giving of bond, may authorize the deposit thereof in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds in the name of a suitable person designated by the court, or if the assets do not consist of money, authorize the delivery thereof to a suitable person designated by the court. The person receiving such money or other assets shall hold and dispose of the same in such manner as the court shall direct.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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