Probate Attorneys in Hawaii

65 probate firms in Hawaii, by county and firm type.

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65 firms

FirmHonolulu, HI

Ashford & Wriston, LLP

Since 1955 · Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from First Hawaiian Center in downtown Honolulu. The estate planning group handles probates and trust administration, advises trustees and beneficiaries of personal and large charitable trusts, and prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and charitable trusts. The firm has practiced in Hawaii for more than 65 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 999 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, First Hawaiian CenterHonolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 539-0400

Solo PracticeHonolulu, HI

Bart M. Koza, Attorney at Law, LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from Central Pacific Plaza in downtown Honolulu, with a second office at the Mary Savio Medical Plaza in Aiea/Pearl City. Handles probate and estate administration alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney, Medicaid planning, and elder law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawMedicaid Planning

Office: 220 S. King Street, Suite 1600Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 638-3987

FirmHonolulu, HI

Bonner Sogi & Associates, A Law Corporation

Since 2017 · Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from downtown Honolulu. Attorneys Geoff J. Sogi and George O. White handle probates, trust and estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, and trust and estate litigation, along with estate, long-term care, and special needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 5 more

Office: 705 S. King Street, Suite 105Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 492-1907

Free consultation

FirmHonolulu, HI

Cades Schutte LLP

Serves the whole state

Statewide firm headquartered in downtown Honolulu with offices in Kahului, Kona, Lihue, and Waimea. Its Trusts & Estates Group counsels trustees and personal representatives through trust and estate administration, and handles conservatorship and guardianship proceedings and contested trust, estate, conservatorship, and guardianship matters through mediation or litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 1000 Bishop Street, Suite 1200Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 521-9200

FirmWailuku, HI

Cain Herren McKelvey, ALC

Serves the whole state

Serves Maui County from Wailuku. Handles probate cases for the administration of a loved one's estate, and prepares wills, revocable living trusts, certifications of trust, trust amendments and restatements, deeds into trust, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. A general-practice firm whose other practice areas include bankruptcy, family law, and criminal defense.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 2141 West Vineyard StreetWailuku, HI 96793
Phone: (808) 242-9350

FirmHonolulu, HI

Carlsmith Ball LLP

Serves the whole state

Serves Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui from offices in Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua-Kona, and Wailuku. Handles probate and trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and probate and trust litigation including disputed accountings and breach of fiduciary duty claims, alongside wills and trusts. Represents trustees and fiduciaries of large Hawaii dynastic trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation

Office: 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2100Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 523-2500

Solo PracticeKihei, HI

Donald C. Chaikin, Attorney at Law LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Maui County from Kihei. The practice lists probate and fiduciary services together with estate planning, tax planning, and income tax assistance.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Law

Office: P.O. Box 1751Kihei, HI 96753
Phone: (808) 280-2044

Solo PracticeHonolulu, HI

Law Offices of Curtis B. K. Yuen, A Law Corporation

Serves 1 county

Serves Honolulu from the Alakea Corporate Tower downtown. Handles probate, wills and trusts, and estate and gift tax matters. Curtis Yuen is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a Hawaii CPA.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection

Office: 1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1701Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 532-3103

Free consultation

FirmHonolulu, HI

Chun Kerr LLP

Since 1970 · Serves 1 county

Serves clients from a Honolulu office in the First Hawaiian Center. Its trust and estate group provides trust administration counsel along with estate planning, estate and gift tax analysis, and tax planning for wealth transfers. The firm has practiced in Hawaii since 1970.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 999 Bishop Street, Suite 2100Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 528-8200

FirmHonolulu, HI

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Since 1963 · Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from Pauahi Tower in downtown Honolulu. The Wills, Trusts & Estates group assists with probate and non-probate estate administrations, guardianships and conservatorships, and dispute resolution over wills, trusts, and estates through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Also prepares wills, trusts, transfer on death deeds, and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1600, Pauahi TowerHonolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 531-8031

Solo PracticeHonolulu, HI

David A. Bernstein, A Law Corporation

Serves the whole state

Serves clients statewide from a Honolulu office, with additional offices listed on Kauai, Maui, Hilo, and Kona. The firm guides personal representatives through probate and represents trustees in trust administration, including inventorying assets, paying debts and taxes, preparing accountings and trust tax returns, and distributing to beneficiaries. A free 15-minute phone consultation is offered.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 345 Queen Street, Suite 600Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 533-3243

Free consultation

Solo PracticeKailua-Kona, HI

Law Offices of David Eugene Smith, Attorney At Law, LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves the Big Island from Kailua-Kona, with estate and trust work offered throughout Hawaii. Handles probate, estate administration, trusts and trust administration, guardianships, and conservatorships, and prepares wills, living wills, and powers of attorney. The attorney has lived and practiced in Kailua-Kona since 1989.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorship

Office: 78-6800 Ali'i Dr APT 39Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone: (808) 322-4766

Free consultation

Solo PracticePaia, HI

David R. Spee, Attorney at Law

Since 1994 · Serves 1 county

Serves Maui's North Shore from Paia. Solo attorney David R. Spee handles probate and estate administration and prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and beneficiary deeds. Licensed in Hawaii since 1989 and does not use mass-marketing seminars.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate Litigation

Office: 62 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 2BPaia, HI 96779
Phone: (808) 579-8244

Solo PracticeLihue, HI

Law Office of Dawn N. Murata LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Kauai from the historic Lihue Plantation building in Lihue. The office assists with administration of probate and trust assets and debts, including probate filings, trust documentation, oversight of distributions to beneficiaries, and deeds and affidavits to transfer property. The practice opened in 2011, after Dawn Murata spent eight years with a Kauai firm.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder Law

Office: 2970 Kele Street, Suite 205Lihue, HI 96766
Phone: (808) 245-4572

FirmKahului, HI

Daye Law LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Maui from Kahului. Handles probate proceedings, including estate disputes, alongside wills and living trusts. Attorney Jessica Daye holds a certificate in Native Hawaiian Law from Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 153 Kamehameha Avenue, Suite 104Kahului, HI 96732
Phone: (808) 495-8880

FirmHonolulu, HI

Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching

Serves 1 county

Serves clients statewide from a Honolulu office at Central Pacific Plaza. Assists families with the probate process after a death and advises on ongoing trust administration, acting as a resource for beneficiaries, trustees, and personal representatives with questions about administering a will or trust. The firm reports more than 65 years of practice in Hawaii.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 220 South King Street, Suite 1600Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 521-1456

Solo PracticeWailuku, HI

Dwight K. Muraoka, Attorney at Law LLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Maui County from Wailuku. Handles trust administration and probate proceedings alongside estate planning, with legal assistants experienced in transfer (gift and estate) tax returns, deeds, and transfer on death deeds. Dwight Muraoka is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has practiced solely in estate planning on Maui for over 34 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 1885 Main Street, Suite 306Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: (808) 242-0799

FirmHonolulu, HI

Estate Planning Group Hawaii

Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from the Ala Moana Pacific Center in Honolulu. The firm handles probate and intestacy proceedings, represents trustees and beneficiaries in trust administration, and takes estate litigation over capacity, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and contested conservatorships and guardianships. Private consultations are offered at no charge.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust Litigationand 5 more

Office: 1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1111Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 942-8778

Free consultation

FirmHonolulu, HI

Estate Planning Partners, LLLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. Advises trustees and personal representatives on trust and estate administration - recordkeeping, asset management, creditors, and beneficiary notices - and handles probate administration, conservatorships, and guardianships. The practice is limited to estate planning and administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipGuardianship

Office: 1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1626Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 784-4433

Solo PracticeHonolulu, HI

Eric M. K. Wong AAL ALC

Serves 1 county

Serves Oahu from an office in Kaimuki on Waialae Avenue. Handles trust administration after the death of a settlor, probate and estate administration, and representation of fiduciaries, trustees, personal representatives, beneficiaries, and heirs, along with mediation and settlement of family asset disputes. A trust and estate practice whose attorney has worked almost exclusively in the field for over thirty years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate

Office: 3705 Waialae Avenue, Suite 208Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 735-8801

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Probate in Hawaii runs about $28,206 on a $500,000 estate: attorney fees of typically 2.3% to 3.6% of the estate, plus the court filing fee, executor compensation, publication and any surety bond. The Hawaii probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

Hawaii allows independent administration (unsupervised or informal probate), under which the executor handles most decisions without ongoing court approval. The executor still files the will, inventories the assets and reports to the court, but needs no hearing for a routine step such as paying a bill or selling an asset. It typically saves both time and attorney fees against supervised probate.

Estate planning attorneys in Hawaii average $406 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,218 to $2,436 for a simple individual will and $3,900 to $5,850 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Hawaii will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Hawaii, estates valued at $100,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Hawaii probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Hawaii, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the Hawaii estate tax threshold of $5,490,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Probate Attorneys in Hawaii

Probate in Hawaii takes 6 months to 9 months for a straightforward estate, and charges attorney fees of typically 2.3% to 3.6% of the estate. Hawaii allows independent administration, which lets an executor run the estate without ongoing court supervision.

Hawaii attorneys average $406 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,218–$2,436; online services cost $30–$300.

Hawaii imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Worth knowing: estates under $100,000 can use Hawaii's simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. If your situation is straightforward and the estate fits, you may not need an attorney at all.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

Legal Sources

Data sourced from Hawaii statutes and official state code. Fee percentages are modeled estimates; each figure's note says how. How we research.

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Hawaii

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.

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Last Will and Testament

In Hawaii, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimony.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Hawaii

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Hawaii: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Hawaii costs an estimated $28,206. Attorney fees run 2.3% to 3.6% of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in Hawaii: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 4 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 9 months.

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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Hawaii pays executors reasonable compensation, typically 2.2% to 3.8% of the estate.

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Do I Need Probate?

In Hawaii, estates valued at $100,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property.

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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?

In Hawaii, creditors have 4 months from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.

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Can I Self-File Probate?

In Hawaii, informal probate is available, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.

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