HRS §560:3-704
Personal representative acts without court orders
The person in charge of a deceased person's estate must handle it quickly and without asking the court for permission, unless a judge says otherwise. They can still ask the court to help with questions about the estate. This section is about how the estate manager works.
personal representatives
The statute, as written — Personal representative to proceed without court order; exception
A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but the personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this chapter, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.
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