A Hawaii last will and testament, commonly referred to simply as a will, is a legal document that expresses the testator’s desires for the allocation of their possessions, the upbringing of their child(ren), and other issues after their death. A responsible person designated to supervise the distribution of the estate in accordance with the terms of the will is called an executor or personal representative.

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If you would like to alter or personalize the document, you can download and print our Hawaii wills. We have wills for people with and without children and for those who are single, married, or remarried. We also have a specialized will for grandparents.

Hawaii Will Age Requirements

Age Requirements: An individual eighteen or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will. ¹

Will Signing Requirements

Will Signing Requirements: The will must be in writing and signed by the testator or in the testator’s name by some other individual in the testator’s conscious presence and by the testator’s direction. ²

Hawaii Will Witness Requirements

Will Witnessing Requirements: Must be signed y at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will or the testator’s acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will.

Hawaii Self-Proved Wills

Hawaii allows self-proved wills. A will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved, by acknowledgment thereof by the testator and affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state in which execution occurs and evidenced by the officer’s certificate, under official seal.

Revoking a Will in Hawaii

A Hawaii will can be revoked by a subsequent will that revokes it, or by burning, tearing, canceling, obliterating, or destroying the will or any part of it, or by codicil.

Summary of Hawaii Will Requirements

Anyone 18 years of age or older and of sound mind can write and sign a will in Florida. The will should be witnessed by two persons. If the will is notarized, it is considered to be self-proved.