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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 327E-6

Decisions by guardian

Known as the Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act

The act spans §§ 327E-1–327E-9 (16 sections).

L 1999, c 169, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 161, §4

(a) A guardian shall comply with the ward's individual instructions and shall not revoke the ward's pre-incapacity advance health-care directive unless expressly authorized by a court.

(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health-care decision of a guardian appointed pursuant to chapter 560 takes precedence over that of an agent.

(c) A health-care decision made by a guardian for the ward is effective without judicial approval.

Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.