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HRS §554D-304

When someone else can act for a minor or missing person

This section says a minor, someone who can't make decisions, an unborn person, or a missing person can be represented by someone with the same interest in a matter, as long as there's no serious conflict of interest between them.

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The statute, as written — Representation by person having substantially identical interest

Unless otherwise represented, a minor, incapacitated, or unborn individual, or a person whose identity or location is unknown and not reasonably ascertainable, may be represented by and bound by another having a substantially identical interest with respect to the particular question or dispute, but only to the extent that there is no material conflict of interest between the representative and the person represented.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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