HRS §560:2-505

Who can witness a will and interested witnesses

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Anyone who is generally able to be a witness can witness a will. Even if the witness is someone who benefits from the will, the will and any gift to that witness still stand.

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The statute, as written — Who may witness

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) An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will. (b) The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it, including any gift to or appointment of the witness.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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