(a) A custodial trustee, acting in a fiduciary capacity, has all the rights, powers, and authority over custodial trust property that an unmarried adult owner has over individually owned property, but a custodial trustee may exercise those rights, powers, and authority in a fiduciary capacity only.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 554B-8

  • Adult: means an individual who has attained the age of eighteen years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554B-1
  • Custodial trust property: means an interest in property transferred to a custodial trustee under this chapter and the income from and proceeds of that interest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554B-1
  • Custodial trustee: means a person designated as trustee of a custodial trust under this chapter and includes a substitute or successor custodial trustee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554B-1
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) This section does not relieve a custodial trustee from liability for breach of § 554B-7.

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