The rights to compensation created by this chapter are personal and shall not survive the death of the person or beneficiary entitled thereto, provided that if such death occurs after an application for compensation has been filed with the commission, the proceeding shall not abate, but may be continued by the legal representative of the decedent's estate.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 351-67
Survival and abatement
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ayers-Schaffner v. Solomon (1983)
Most recently applied in Ayers-Schaffner v. Solomon (June 1983)
L 1967, c 226, pt of §1; HRS §351-67; am L 1998, c 240, §5
Official source: Hawaii State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Hawaii statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.