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HI Rev Stat § 551G-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-22 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state.

  §551G-22 Accepting guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state. (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to the State of Hawaii under provisions similar to section 551G-21, the guardian or conservator shall petition the court of the State of Hawaii to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition shall include a certified copy of the other state's provisional order of transfer.  (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) shall be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in the transferring state and the State of Hawaii. The notice shall be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in the State of Hawaii.  (c) On the court's own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the proceeding, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a).  (d) The court shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition filed under subsection (a) unless:  (1) An objection is made and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or  (2) The guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in the State of Hawaii.  (e) The court shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian or conservator in the State of Hawaii upon its receipt of a final order, issued under provisions similar to section 551G-21, from the court where the proceeding is being transferred from.  (f) No later than ninety days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the court shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to the law of the State of Hawaii.  (g) In granting a petition under this section, the court shall recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from the other state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected person's incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or conservator.  (h) The denial by a court of the State of Hawaii of a petition to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian or conservator in the State of Hawaii under chapter 551 if the court has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 551G-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-31 Registration of guardianship orders.

  §551G-31 Registration of guardianship orders. If a guardian has been appointed in another state and a petition for the appointment of a guardian is not pending in the State of Hawaii, the guardian appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the guardianship order in the State of Hawaii by filing as a foreign judgment in a court, in any appropriate judicial circuit of the State of Hawaii, certified copies of the order and letters of office. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 551G-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-32 Registration of protective orders.

  §551G-32 Registration of protective orders. If a conservator has been appointed in another state and a petition for a protective order is not pending in the State of Hawaii, the conservator appointed in the other state, after giving notice to the appointing court of an intent to register, may register the protective order in the State of Hawaii by filing as a foreign judgment in a court of the State of Hawaii, in any judicial circuit in which property belonging to the protected person is located, certified copies of the order and letters of office and of any bond. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 551G-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-33 Effect of registration.

  §551G-33 Effect of registration. (a) Upon registration of a guardianship or protective order from another state, the guardian or conservator may exercise in the State of Hawaii all powers authorized in the order of appointment except as prohibited under the laws of the State of Hawaii, including maintaining actions and proceedings in the State of Hawaii and, if the guardian or conservator is not a resident of Hawaii, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties.  (b) A court of the State of Hawaii may grant any relief available under this chapter and other law of the State of Hawaii to enforce a registered order. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 551G-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-41 Uniformity of application and construction.

  §551G-41 Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 551G-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|551G. Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act|551G-42 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

  §551G-42 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, title 15 United States Code section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that Act, title 15 United States Code section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that Act, title 15 United States Code section 7003(b). [L 2012, c 236, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-1 Definitions.

  §553A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  "Adult" means an individual who has attained the age of twenty-one years.  "Benefit plan" means an employer's plan for the benefit of an employee or partner.  "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of others.  "Conservator" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.  "Court" means the circuit court of the State.  "Custodial property" means (1) any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this chapter and (2) the income from and proceeds of that interest in property.  "Custodian" means a person so designated under section 553A-9 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under section 553A-18.  "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union, chartered and supervised under state or federal law.  "Legal representative" means an individual's personal representative or conservator.  "Member of the minor's family" means the minor's parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption.  "Minor" means an individual who has not attained the age of twenty-one years.  "Person" means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity.  "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, successor personal representative, or special administrator of a decedent's estate or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.  "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States.  "Transfer" means a transaction that creates custodial property under section 553A-9.  "Transferor" means a person who makes a transfer under this chapter.  "Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity, authorized to exercise general trust powers. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-2 Scope and jurisdiction.

  §553A-2 Scope and jurisdiction. (a) This chapter applies to a transfer that refers to this chapter in the designation under section 553A-9(a) by which the transfer is made if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of this State or the custodial property is located in this State. The custodianship so created remains subject to this chapter despite a subsequent change in residence of a transferor, the minor, or the custodian, or the removal of custodial property from this State.  (b) A person designated as custodian under this chapter is subject to personal jurisdiction in this State with respect to any matter relating to the custodianship.  (c) A transfer that purports to be made and which is valid under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or a substantially similar act, of another state is governed by the law of the designated state and may be executed and is enforceable in this State if at the time of the transfer, the transferor, the minor, or the custodian is a resident of the designated state or the custodial property is located in the designated state. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-3 Nomination of custodian.

  §553A-3 Nomination of custodian. (a) A person having the right to designate the recipient of property transferable upon the occurrence of a future event may revocably nominate a custodian to receive the property for a minor beneficiary upon the occurrence of the event by naming the custodian followed in substance by the words: "as custodian for ____________________ (name of minor) under the Hawaii Uniform Transfers to Minors Act." The nomination may name one or more persons as substitute custodians to whom the property must be transferred, in the order named, if the first nominated custodian dies before the transfer or is unable, declines, or is ineligible to serve. The nomination may be made in a will, a trust, a deed, an instrument exercising a power of appointment, or in a writing designating a beneficiary of contractual rights which is registered with or delivered to the payor, issuer, or other obligor of the contractual rights.  (b) A custodian nominated under this section must be a person to whom a transfer of property of that kind may be made under section 553A-9(a).  (c) The nomination of a custodian under this section does not create custodial property until the nominating instrument becomes irrevocable or a transfer to the nominated custodian is completed under section 553A-9. Unless the nomination of a custodian has been revoked, upon the occurrence of the future event the custodianship becomes effective and the custodian shall enforce a transfer of the custodial property pursuant to section 553A-9. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-4 Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment.

  §553A-4 Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment. A person may make a transfer by irrevocable gift to, or the irrevocable exercise of a power of appointment in favor of, a custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to section 553A-9. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-5 Transfer authorized by will or trust.

  §553A-5 Transfer authorized by will or trust. (a) A personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer pursuant to section 553A-9 to a custodian for the benefit of a minor as authorized in the governing will or trust.  (b) If the testator or settlor has nominated a custodian under section 553A-3 to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.  (c) If the testator or settlor has not nominated a custodian under section 553A-3, or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, the personal representative or the trustee, as the case may be, shall designate the custodian from among those eligible to serve as custodian for property of that kind under section 553A-9(a). [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-6 Other transfer by fiduciary.

  §553A-6 Other transfer by fiduciary. (a) Subject to subsection (c), a personal representative or trustee may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of a minor pursuant to section 553A-9, in the absence of a will or under a will or trust that does not contain an authorization to do so.  (b) Subject to subsection (c), a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to another adult or trust company as custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to section 553A-9.  (c) A transfer under subsection (a) or (b) may be made only if:  (1) The personal representative, trustee, or conservator considers the transfer to be in the best interest of the minor;  (2) The transfer is not prohibited by or inconsistent with provisions of the applicable will, trust agreement, or other governing instrument; and  (3) The transfer is authorized by the court if it exceeds $10,000 in value. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1] Rules of Court  Transfers, see HPR rule 111.
HI Rev Stat § 553A-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-7 Transfer by obligor.

  §553A-7 Transfer by obligor. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a person not subject to section 553A-5 or 553A-6 who holds property of or owes a liquidated debt to a minor not having a conservator may make an irrevocable transfer to a custodian for the benefit of the minor pursuant to section 553A-9.  (b) If a person having the right to do so under section 553A-3 has nominated a custodian under that section to receive the custodial property, the transfer must be made to that person.  (c) If no custodian has been nominated under section 553A-3, or all persons so nominated as custodian die before the transfer or are unable, decline, or are ineligible to serve, a transfer under this section may be made to an adult member of the minor's family or to a trust company unless the property exceeds $10,000 in value. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-8 Receipt for custodial property.

  §553A-8 Receipt for custodial property. A written acknowledgment of delivery by a custodian constitutes a sufficient receipt and discharge for custodial property transferred to the custodian pursuant to this chapter. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-10 Single custodianship.

  §553A-10 Single custodianship. A transfer may be made only for one minor, and only one person may be the custodian. All custodial property held under this chapter by the same custodian for the benefit of the same minor constitutes a single custodianship. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-11 Validity and effect of transfer.

  §553A-11 Validity and effect of transfer. (a) The validity of a transfer made in a manner prescribed in this chapter is not affected by:  (1) Failure of the transferor to comply with section 553A-9(c) concerning possession and control;  (2) Designation of an ineligible custodian, except designation of the transferor in the case of property for which the transferor is ineligible to serve as custodian under section 553A-9(a); or  (3) Death or incapacity of a person nominated under section 553A-3 or designated under section 553A-9 as custodian or the renunciation of the office by that person.  (b) A transfer made pursuant to section 553A-9 is irrevocable, and the custodial property is indefeasibly vested in the minor, but the custodian has all the rights, powers, duties, and authority provided in this chapter, and neither the minor nor the minor's legal representative has any right, power, duty, or authority with respect to the custodial property except as provided in this chapter.  (c) By making a transfer, the transferor incorporates in the disposition all the provisions of this chapter and grants to the custodian, and to any third person dealing with a person designated as custodian, the respective powers, rights, and immunities provided in this chapter. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-12 Care of custodial property.

  §553A-12 Care of custodial property. (a) A custodian shall:  (1) Take control of custodial property;  (2) Register or record title to custodial property if appropriate; and  (3) Collect, hold, manage, invest, and reinvest custodial property.  (b) In dealing with custodial property, a custodian shall observe the standard of care that would be observed by a prudent person dealing with property of another and is not limited by any other statute restricting investments by fiduciaries. If a custodian has a special skill or expertise or is named custodian on the basis of representations of a special skill or expertise, the custodian shall use that skill or expertise. However, a custodian, in the custodian's discretion and without liability to the minor or the minor's estate, may retain any custodial property received from a transferor.  (c) A custodian may invest in or pay premiums on life insurance or endowment policies on:  (1) The life of the minor only if the minor or the minor's estate is the sole beneficiary; or  (2) The life of another person in whom the minor has an insurable interest only to the extent that the minor, the minor's estate, or the custodian in the capacity of custodian, is the irrevocable beneficiary.  (d) A custodian at all times shall keep custodial property separate and distinct from all other property in a manner sufficient to identify it clearly as custodial property of the minor. Custodial property consisting of an undivided interest is so identified if the minor's interest is held as a tenant in common and is fixed. Custodial property subject to recordation is so identified if it is recorded, and custodial property subject to registration is so identified if it is either registered, or held in an account designated, in the name of the custodian, followed in substance by the words: "as a custodian for ____________________ (name of minor) under the Hawaii Uniform Transfers to Minors Act."  (e) A custodian shall keep records of all transactions with respect to custodial property, including information necessary for the preparation of the minor's tax returns, and shall make them available for inspection at reasonable intervals by a parent or legal representative of the minor or by the minor if the minor has attained the age of fourteen years. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-13 Powers of custodian.

  §553A-13 Powers of custodian. (a) A custodian, acting in a custodial capacity, has all the rights, powers, and authority over custodial property that unmarried adult owners have over their own property, but a custodian may exercise those rights, powers, and authority in that capacity only.  (b) This section does not relieve a custodian from liability for breach of section 553A-12. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-14 Use of custodial property.

  §553A-14 Use of custodial property. (a) A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit so much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to:  (1) The duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to support the minor; or  (2) Any other income or property of the minor which may be applicable or available for that purpose.  (b) On petition of an interested person or the minor if the minor has attained the age of fourteen years, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit so much of the custodial property as the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor.  (c) A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support the minor. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-15 Custodian's expenses, compensation, and bond.

  §553A-15 Custodian's expenses, compensation, and bond. (a) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian's duties.  (b) Except for one who is a transferor under section 553A-4, a custodian has a noncumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable compensation for services performed during that year.  (c) Except as provided in section 553A-18(f), a custodian need not give a bond. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 553A-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 30. Guardians and Trustees|553A. Uniform Transfers to Minors Act|553A-16 Exemption of third person from liability.

  §553A-16 Exemption of third person from liability. A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowledge, is not responsible for determining:  (1) The validity of the purported custodian's designation;  (2) The propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian;  (3) The validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make a transfer or by the purported custodian; or  (4) The propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian. [L 1985, c 91, pt of §1]