(a) As used in this section, “depreciation” means a reduction in value of a fixed asset having a useful life of more than one year, due to wear, tear, decay, corrosion, or gradual obsolescence.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 557A-503

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Beneficiary: includes , in the case of a decedent's estate, an heir and devisee and, in the case of a trust, an income beneficiary and a remainder beneficiary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 557A-102
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Principal: means property held in trust for distribution to a remainder beneficiary when the trust terminates. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 557A-102
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustee: includes an original, additional, or successor trustee, whether or not appointed or confirmed by a court. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 557A-102
(b) A trustee may transfer to principal a reasonable amount of the net cash receipts from a principal asset that is subject to depreciation, but a transfer may not be made for depreciation:

(1) Of that portion of real property used or available for use by a beneficiary as a residence or of tangible personal property held or made available for the personal use or enjoyment of a beneficiary;
(2) During the administration of a decedent‘s estate; or
(3) Under this section if the trustee is accounting under § 557A-403 for the business or activity in which the asset is used.
(c) An amount transferred to principal need not be held as a separate fund.