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HRS §560:3-706

Making a list of the deceased person's property

The person in charge of a deceased person's estate must make a detailed list of everything the person owned when they died, with the value of each item and any debts on it. This list must be made within three months of being appointed, unless someone else already did it. Copies must be given to people who ask.

personal representatives

The statute, as written — Duty of personal representative; inventory and appraisement

Within three months after the appointment, a personal representative, who is not a special administrator or a successor to another representative who has previously discharged this duty, shall prepare and file or mail an inventory of property owned by the decedent at the time of death, listing it with reasonable detail, and indicating as to each listed item, its fair market value as of the date of the decedent's death, and the type and amount of any encumbrance that may exist with reference to any item. The personal representative shall send a copy of the inventory to interested persons who request it. The personal representative may also file the original of the inventory with the court.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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