HRS §554D-404
Trust purposes must be legal and possible
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A trust can only be set up if its goals are legal, not against public policy, and can actually be achieved. The trust and its rules must benefit the people it is meant to help, unless the trust says otherwise.
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The statute, as written — Trust purposes
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 trust may be created only to the extent its purposes are lawful, not contrary to public policy, and possible to achieve. A trust and its terms shall be for the benefit of its beneficiaries, subject to the provisions of the trust.
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