HRS §560:3-1008
Handling property found after an estate is closed
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If new property of a dead person's estate is found after the estate is closed, someone involved can ask the court to name a representative to handle it. The court decides who gets the job. Old claims that were already barred cannot be brought up again.
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The statute, as written — Subsequent administration
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.
If other property of the estate is discovered after an estate has been settled and the personal representative discharged or after one year after a closing statement has been filed, the court upon petition of any interested person and upon notice as it directs may appoint the same or a successor personal representative to administer the subsequently discovered estate. If a new appointment is made, unless the court orders otherwise, the provisions of this chapter apply as appropriate; but no claim previously barred may be asserted in the subsequent administration.
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