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HRS §560:3-408

Out-of-state court decisions about a will

If a court in another state makes a final decision about whether a person had a valid will or how to interpret it, and that court found the person lived there when they died, Hawaii courts must accept that decision as final. This applies only if everyone who had an interest got notice and a chance to challenge it.

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The statute, as written — Formal testacy proceedings; will construction; effect of final order in another jurisdiction

A final order of a court of another state determining testacy, the validity or construction of a will, made in a proceeding involving notice to and an opportunity for contest by all interested persons must be accepted as determinative by the courts of this State if it includes, or is based upon, a finding that the decedent was domiciled at the decedent's death in the state where the order was made.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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