HRS §560:3-813
Settling claims against an estate
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The person in charge of an estate can settle a claim made against it if doing so helps the estate. This applies to claims that are due or not yet due, certain or uncertain, and for fixed or unknown amounts.
personal representatives
The statute, as written — Compromise of claims
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.
When a claim against the estate has been presented in any manner, the personal representative, if it appears for the best interest of the estate, may compromise the claim, whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated.
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