HRS §560:2-503
Writings intended as wills, etc.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section lets a court accept a will or related change that was not signed with the usual formalities, if someone proves with clear and convincing evidence that the deceased person meant it to be their will, to revoke, change, or revive a will.
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The statute, as written — Writings intended as wills, etc
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.
Although a document or writing added upon a document was not executed in compliance with section 560:2-502, the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to constitute: (1) The decedent's will; (2) A partial or complete revocation of the will; (3) An addition to or an alteration of the will; or (4) A partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or of a formerly revoked portion of the will.
Sections this one refers to
§560:2-502 Making a Will: Witnessed and Handwritten Wills
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