(a) The court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings in this State concerning the administration of a trust.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-203

  • Court: means the circuit court in this State having jurisdiction over all subject matter relating to trusts. 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.
  • State: includes an Indian tribe or band recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 554D-103
(b) The court has concurrent jurisdiction with other courts of this State of actions and proceedings involving a trust, including:

(1) Proceedings to determine the existence or nonexistence of trusts created other than by will;
(2) Actions by or against creditors or debtors of trusts; and
(3) Other actions and proceedings involving trustees and third parties.
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