The several circuit courts shall have power to:

(1) Grant probate of wills;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 603-21.6

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Probate: Proving a will
(2) Appoint personal representatives;
(3) Determine the heirs at law or devisees of deceased persons and to decree the distribution of decedents’ estates;
(4) Appoint guardians for incapacitated adults;
(5) Appoint conservators;
(6) Compel personal representatives and such guardians and conservators to perform their respective trusts and to account in all respects for the discharge of their official duties;
(7) Remove any personal representative or any such guardian or conservator; and
(8) Do all other things as provided in chapter 560.

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