Free Hawaii forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Hawaii allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2HRS § 327E-16Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.
Hawaii treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultHRS § 551E-3, § 551E-5, § 551E-9, § 551E-15, § 551E-16, § 551E-31, § 551E-47, § 551E-51 (L 2014, c 22); HRS § 502-84, § 501-174 (recording)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirementHRS § 551E-3, § 551E-5, § 551E-9, § 551E-15, § 551E-16, § 551E-31, § 551E-47, § 551E-51 (L 2014, c 22); HRS § 502-84, § 501-174 (recording)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Hawaii: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Hawaii runs $3,900Estimate: 10 hours at $390, Clio's Hawaii Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $5,850Estimate: 15 hours at $390, Clio's Hawaii Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source and a simple will $1,218Estimate: 3 hours at $406, Clio's Hawaii Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,436Estimate: 6 hours at $406, Clio's Hawaii Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
Settling an estate in Hawaii: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysHRS § 560:3-706Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsHRS §§ 560:3-801, 560:3-803, 560:3-805, 560:3-806 (am L 2023, c 158; § 3-801 am L 2024, c 7)Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.
23 conservatorship firms in Hawaii, by county and firm type.
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FirmWailuku, HI
Serves Maui County from Wailuku. Associate attorney Eyke BrathHurdman handles informal and ancillary probate and conservatorships and guardianships on a non-litigation basis, along with simple estate planning and deeds into trusts. The firm's main practice is family law and criminal defense.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship
Solo PracticeKailua-Kona, HI
Serves Hawaii County from Kailua-Kona. Rebecca Colvin helps nominated personal representatives administer estates and handle required court filings, advises successor trustees on trust administration, reviews trust and estate documents for beneficiaries, and establishes guardianships and conservatorships for family members with diminished capacity. She has practiced in Hawaii since 2009.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship
Solo PracticeHonolulu, HI
Serves Honolulu County from an office on Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. Tyson T. Tamashiro handles probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, and conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, alongside estate planning.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 2 more