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HRS §572-25

Separate property

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

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

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.