(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), venue for a judicial proceeding involving a trust is in the judicial circuit of this State in which the trust’s principal place of administration is or will be located and, if the trust is created by will and the estate is not yet closed, in the judicial circuit in which the decedent‘s estate is being administered.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-204

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Property: means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest therein. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
  • State: includes an Indian tribe or band recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, and successor trustee, and a cotrustee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(b) If a trust has no trustee, venue for a judicial proceeding for the appointment of a trustee is in:

(1) A judicial circuit of this State in which a beneficiary resides;
(2) A judicial circuit in which any trust property is located;
(3) If the trust is created by will, the judicial circuit in which the decedent’s estate was or is being administered; or
(4) The judicial circuit where the nominated trustee resides or has its principal place of business.
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