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HRS §560:1-306

Jury trial in probate cases

This section says when you can get a jury trial in certain probate court cases. You have a right to a jury if you ask for it in a formal probate case or where the law gives you that right. If not, the judge may still use a jury, but its decision is only advice.

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The statute, as written — Jury trial

(a) If duly demanded, a party is entitled to trial by jury in a formal testacy proceeding and any proceeding in which any controverted question of fact arises as to which any party has a constitutional right to trial by jury. (b) If there is no right to trial by jury under subsection (a) or the right is waived, the court in its discretion may call a jury to decide any issue of fact, in which case the verdict is advisory only.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.