(a) Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of the trust, a trust company holding trust funds awaiting investment, distribution, or other use shall place any funds in excess of $100 or an amount equal to the aggregate sum it holds in trust in an interest-bearing account within a reasonable time and such interest shall be credited to the account of the trust whose funds are awaiting investment, distribution, or other use.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:8-401

  • Company: means any corporation, partnership, trust (business or otherwise), association, joint venture, pool syndicate, unincorporated organization, or any form of business entity not specifically listed herein and, unless specifically excluded, a financial institution; provided that "company" does not mean any trust existing on July 1, 1993, which under its terms must terminate within twenty-five years, or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of individuals living on the effective date of the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • 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.
(b) This section shall not apply to funds held by the trust company as personal representative or guardian.
(c) The trust company shall be accountable for no other interest on such funds except as required by this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve the trust company from the obligation to invest all funds held in trust by it as required by law or the terms of the trust instrument.

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