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HRS §560:3-107

Court proceedings for an estate are separate unless combined

This section says that, unless special supervised administration is used, each court step for an estate is separate. You can combine requests in one filing if the court can decide them right away. A filing is not invalid just because it leaves out other possible requests. Will and no-will cases can be combined with naming a personal representative.

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The statute, as written — Scope of proceedings; proceedings independent; exception

Unless supervised administration as described in article III, part 5, is involved: (1) Each proceeding before the court or registrar is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate; (2) Petitions for formal orders of the court may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the orders sought may be finally granted without delay. Except as required for proceedings which are particularly described by other sections of this article, no petition is defective because it fails to embrace all matters which might then be the subject of a final order; (3) Proceedings for probate of wills or adjudications of no will may be combined with proceedings for appointment of personal representatives; and (4) A proceeding for appointment of a personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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