Haw. Prob. R. 144 (2026)

Rule 144. PERSONAL REPRESENTA- TIVE TO ACT. When probate proceedings are pending, the special administrator or personal representative of the estate, without court order, may collect and distribute no-fault benefits. COMMENTARY: When a personal representative has been appointed for the deceased, there is no need to have a legal representative appointed for no-fault benefits, and the personal representative may handle the transfer of proceeds to the family. The proceeds are not thereby subject to creditors' claims,considered probateassets, or subject to any statutory fee by the personal representativeorattorney.No-fault benefits are non-probate assets. Rules 145-149. RESERVED. PART F. DETERMINATION OF DEATH PROCEEDINGS I. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTION