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HRS §560:5-433

Out-of-state conservator can manage property here

If a conservator was appointed in another state and no one has been appointed here, they can file their official papers in a Hawaii court where the protected person's property is. After that, they can act like a local conservator for that property and go to court here, with the same rules as other out-of-state parties.

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The statute, as written — Foreign conservator; proof of authority; bond; powers

If a conservator has not been appointed in this State and a petition in a protective proceeding is not pending in this State, a conservator appointed in the state in which the protected person resides may file in a court of this State, in a circuit in which property belonging to the protected person is located, authenticated copies of letters of appointment and of any bond. Thereafter, the conservator may exercise all powers of a conservator appointed in this State as to property in this State and may maintain actions and proceedings in this State subject to any conditions otherwise imposed upon nonresident parties.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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