HRS §560:3-609
When a personal representative dies or becomes incapacitated
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says a personal representative's job ends if they die or a conservator is appointed for their estate. Until a replacement is named, the deceased or incapacitated representative's own estate representative must protect the estate and hand it over to the new representative.
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The statute, as written — Termination of appointment; death or disability
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.
The death of a personal representative or the appointment of a conservator for the estate of a personal representative, terminates the personal representative's appointment. Until appointment and qualification of a successor or special representative to replace the deceased or protected representative, the representative of the estate of the deceased or protected personal representative, if any, has the duty to protect the estate possessed and being administered by the decedent or ward at the time the appointment terminates, has the power to perform acts necessary for protection and shall account for and deliver the estate assets to a successor or special personal representative upon appointment and qualification.
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