(a) The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-201

  • Court: means the circuit court in this State having jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to trusts. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
  • Interested persons: includes beneficiaries and any others having a property right in or claim against a trust estate that may be affected by a judicial proceeding and fiduciaries and other persons representing interested persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. 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
(b) A trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by the court.
(c) A judicial proceeding involving a trust may relate to any matter involving the internal affairs of trusts, including a proceeding to:

(1) Appoint or remove a trustee;
(2) Review or determine a trustee‘s compensation;
(3) Review a trustee’s report or accounting or compel a trustee to report or account;
(4) Ascertain beneficiaries;
(5) Determine any question arising in the administration or distribution of any trust, including questions of construction of trust terms;
(6) Request instructions to trustees; and
(7) Determine the existence or nonexistence of any immunity, power, privilege, duty, or right.
(d) A judicial proceeding is initiated by filing a petition in the court and giving notice pursuant to section -109 to interested persons. The court may order notification to additional persons.

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