[CHAPTER 551E]
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[CHAPTER 551E]
UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT
Part I. General Provisions
Section
551E-1 Definitions
551E-2 Applicability
551E-3 Power of attorney
551E-4 Nomination of conservator or guardian; relation
of agent to court-appointed fiduciary
551E-5 Effective date of power of attorney
551E-6 Termination of power of attorney or agent's
authority
551E-7 Co-agents and successor agents
551E-8 Reimbursement and compensation of agent
551E-9 Agent's acceptance
551E-10 Agent's duties
551E-11 Exoneration of agent
551E-12 Judicial relief
551E-13 Agent's liability
551E-14 Agent's resignation; notice
551E-15 Acceptance of and reliance upon acknowledged
power of attorney
551E-16 Liability for refusal to accept acknowledged
power of attorney
551E-17 Principles of law and equity
551E-18 Laws applicable to financial institutions and
entities
551E-19 Remedies under other law
Part II. Authority
551E-31 Authority that requires specific grant; grant of
general authority
551E-32 Incorporation of authority
551E-33 Construction of authority generally
551E-34 Real property
551E-35 Tangible personal property
551E-36 Stocks and bonds
551E-37 Commodities and options
551E-38 Banks and other financial institutions
551E-39 Operation of entity or business
551E-40 Insurance and annuities
551E-41 Estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests
551E-42 Claims and litigation
551E-43 Personal and family maintenance
551E-44 Benefits from governmental programs or civil or
military service
551E-45 Retirement plans
551E-46 Taxes
551E-47 Gifts
Part III. Statutory Forms
551E-51 Statutory form power of attorney
551E-52 Agent's certification
Part IV. Miscellaneous Provisions
551E-61 Uniformity of application and construction
551E-62 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act
551E-63 Effect on existing powers of attorney
Rules of Court
See Hawaii Probate Rules.
Law Journals and Reviews
Becoming a "Dementia-Capable" Attorney -- Representing Individuals with Dementia. 18 HBJ, no. 13, at 1 (2015).
Prior law.
The Death Of The Living Will And The Making Of Health Care Decisions Under Hawaii's New But Not Quite Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act. III HBJ, no. 13, at 29 (1999).
Consent for Testing and Treatment of Minors in Hawaii. 13 HBJ, no. 13, at 165 (2009).