Forms for Settling an Estate in Hawaii

In Hawaii, the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property covers estates valued at $100,000 or less, presented directly to the bank or other holder, not filed with a court.

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EIN Application

Get the tax ID number (EIN) banks require to open an estate account or trust account after someone dies.

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Petition for Probate and Letters

In Hawaii, the petition asks the Circuit Court to appoint the personal representative, whose authority is proved by Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration; an informal (registrar) track is available.

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Notice to Creditors

In Hawaii, the notice to creditors is published for 2 weeks in a local newspaper, and creditors have 4 months from first publication to present claims.

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Renunciation of Executor

In Hawaii, a person named as personal representative may renounce the right to serve before anyone is appointed.

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Affidavit of Heirship

Prepare the sworn statement of a deceased person's family history and heirs for recording in the county land records, with your state's recording instructions.

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Small Estate Affidavit

In Hawaii, the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property covers estates valued at $100,000 or less, presented directly to the bank or other holder, not filed with a court.

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Estate Inventory

In Hawaii, the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment.

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Estate Closing

In Hawaii, the personal representative is discharged automatically once the statutory period runs, and a final accounting is required.

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Letter of Instruction

Prepare the letter a bank or insurer requests during estate settlement, addressed to its claims department.

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Digital Assets Recovery Letter

Prepare a letter requesting a deceased person's online accounts, points, and balances from the program that holds them.

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In Hawaii, estates valued at $100,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property. Real property cannot pass through the affidavit; an estate that includes real estate uses a separate process. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.

No. Hawaii has no statewide fillable petition form. The petition is drafted to the contents the appointment statute requires and filed with the Circuit Court. Hawaii's e-filing is attorneys only, so a self-represented filer files on paper.

The creditor claim period of 4 months runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 18 months after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.

Within 90 days of the personal representative's appointment.

The personal representative closes an informal estate by filing a verified closing statement under HRS § 560:3-1003, certifying that the creditor-claim period has expired, the estate is fully administered (claims, administration expenses, and estate/inheritance/death taxes paid, settled, or otherwise disposed of) and distributed, and that a copy of the statement was sent to all distributees and unpaid/unbarred creditors with a full written account furnished to the affected distributees; no hearing or court order is required.

Forms for Settling an Estate in Hawaii

The forms on this page follow a death in the order the work arrives. In the first weeks, a small estate affidavit collects the property of an estate under the state's limit with no court process, an affidavit of heirship records who the heirs are when no estate is administered, and the letter of instruction and digital assets recovery letter open the claim at a bank, brokerage, insurer, or online service. Where the estate goes to court, the petition for probate and letters opens it, and a named executor who declines the role files a renunciation instead.

In Hawaii, creditors have 4 months to present claims after notice, the inventory is due within 90 days of appointment, and the personal representative is discharged automatically once the statutory period runs. Hawaii pays executors reasonable compensation, typically 2.2% to 3.8% of the estate. Hawaii levies an estate tax above $5,490,000 and no inheritance tax.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 15, 2026

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