What Do I Need to Sign My Healthcare Proxy in Hawaii?

In Hawaii, notarization can serve as an alternative to witnesses for a healthcare proxy.HRS § 327E-3; HRS § 327E-16Verified Jul 15, 2026 Either witnesses or notarization satisfies the execution requirements.

Hawaii allows Remote Online Notarization (RON) for healthcare proxies.HRS § 327E-3; HRS § 327E-16Verified Jul 15, 2026 The notarization can be completed via secure video call with an approved RON provider. The state also accepts out-of-state RON.

To execute a healthcare proxy in Hawaii: Find 2 adults to serve as witnesses. Review witness restrictions to ensure eligibility. Get the document notarized (standard practice, not required). Remote notarization is available; whether the document itself may be signed electronically is unresolved

Yes. Hawaii has an explicit reciprocity statuteHRS § 327E-3(j)Verified Jul 15, 2026: a healthcare directive executed in another state is honored in Hawaii if it was valid where signed or valid under the principal's domicile law. Hawaii adopted the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act (modified) in 1999 (L 1999, c 169). Per HRS § 327E-3(j), "An advance health-care directive shall be valid for purposes of this chapter if it complies with this chapter, or if it was executed in compliance with the laws of the state where it was executed." The document portability tool covers reciprocity rules in detail.