HRS §554D-202
When Hawaii Courts Can Hear Trust Cases
This section says who agrees to be sued in Hawaii courts when a trust is run from Hawaii. Trustees, beneficiaries, people who get trust money, and agents who help with trust duties all submit to Hawaii court jurisdiction. Other legal ways to get jurisdiction still work.
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The statute, as written — Jurisdiction over trustee and beneficiary
(a) By accepting the trusteeship of a trust having its principal place of administration in this State or by moving the principal place of administration to this State, the trustee submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State regarding any matter involving the trust. (b) With respect to their interests in the trust, the beneficiaries of a trust having its principal place of administration in this State are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State regarding any matter involving the trust. (c) By accepting a distribution from such a trust, the recipient submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State regarding any matter involving the trust. (d) By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustee of a trust having its principal place of administration in this State, the agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State regarding any matter involving the trust. (e) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a trustee, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the trust.
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