Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity
HRS §327-19
in effect327-19. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity
(a) A document of gift shall be valid if executed in accordance with:
(1) This part;
(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed;
or
(3) The laws of the state or country where the person
making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a
national at the time the document of gift was executed.
(b) If a document of gift is valid under this
section, the laws of this State govern the interpretation of the document of
gift.
(c) A person may presume that a document of
gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that
it was not validly executed or was revoked.
[L 2008, c 122, pt of §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0327/HRS_0327-0019.htmFetched: 11/10/2026