HRS §560:3-713
When the estate manager can buy estate property
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if the person managing an estate (the personal representative) buys estate property or does a deal where they have a conflict of interest, that deal can be canceled by anyone with an interest in the estate. But the deal is okay if the will or a contract allowed it, or if a court approved it after notice.
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The statute, as written — Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest; voidable; exceptions
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.
Any sale or encumbrance to the personal representative, the personal representative's spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, agent, or attorney, or any corporation or trust in which the personal representative has a substantial beneficial interest, or any transaction which is affected by a substantial conflict of interest on the part of the personal representative, is voidable by any person interested in the estate except one who has consented after fair disclosure, unless: (1) The will or a contract entered into by the decedent expressly authorized the transaction; or (2) The transaction is approved by the court after notice to interested persons.
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