A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State in any proceeding relating to the estate by:

(1) Filing authenticated copies of the foreign personal representative’s appointment as provided in section 560:4-204;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 560:4-301

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property under § 560:4-201; or
(3) Doing any act as a personal representative in this State which would have given the State jurisdiction over that foreign personal representative as an individual.

Jurisdiction under paragraph (2) is limited to the money or value of personal property collected.