HRS §572-25

Separate property

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law says that when you get married, the property you already own stays yours alone. Your spouse cannot control it or be responsible for its debts. You can handle your own property just like you did before marriage.

spouses

The statute, as written — Separate property

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.

The real and personal property of a spouse, upon marriage, shall remain that spouse's separate property, free from the management, control, debts, and obligations of the other spouse; and a spouse may receive, receipt for, hold, manage, and dispose of property, real and personal, in the same manner as if that spouse were sole.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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