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HRS §560:4-203

When a Hawaii creditor stops payment to an out-of-state estate

This section says that if a creditor who lives in Hawaii tells the person who owes money or holds property of a deceased person's estate not to pay or hand it over to the out-of-state estate representative, then that payment or delivery cannot happen.

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The statute, as written — Resident creditor notice

Payment or delivery under section 560:4-201 may not be made if a resident creditor of the nonresident decedent has notified the debtor of the nonresident decedent or the person having possession of the personal property belonging to the nonresident decedent that the debt should not be paid nor the property delivered to the domiciliary foreign personal representative.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§560:4-201 Paying debts of a person who died in another state

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