Except as provided in section 560:3-1201, to be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate an executor, a will must be declared to be valid by an order of informal probate by the registrar, or an adjudication of probate by the court.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 560:3-102
Necessity of order of probate for will
L 1996, c 288, pt of §1
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