HRS §553A-15
Custodian pay, costs, and bond rules
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A custodian can be paid back from the property for reasonable costs they spend doing their job. They can also choose to charge a reasonable fee for their work each year, unless they are the person who gave the property. They usually do not need a bond.
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The statute, as written — Custodian's expenses, compensation, and bond
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.
(a) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian's duties. (b) Except for one who is a transferor under section 553A-4, a custodian has a noncumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable compensation for services performed during that year. (c) Except as provided in section 553A-18(f), a custodian need not give a bond.
Sections this one refers to
§553A-18 What happens when a custodian quits, dies, or is replaced
§553A-4 Giving gifts to a minor's custodian
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