HRS §551G-31
Registering an out-of-state guardianship order in Hawaii
If you are a guardian appointed in another state and no guardianship petition is pending in Hawaii, you can register your guardianship order here. You must first tell the court that appointed you, then file certified copies of the order and your letters of office in a Hawaii court.
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The statute, as written — Registration of guardianship orders
If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the State of Hawaii, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the State of Hawaii by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate judicial circuit of the State of Hawaii, certified copies of the order and letters of office.
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