Hawaii Springing Power of Attorney Form

Yes, a power of attorney created in Hawaii is permitted to become effective at a later date or when a future event happens.^[1]

The principal (or a person directed by the principal) must sign the power of attorney in the presence of a notary public or other individual authorized by law to acknowledge signatures.^[2]

“Incapacity” means the inability of an individual to manage property or business affairs because the individual:

(A) has an impairment in the ability to receive and evaluate information or make or communicate decisions even with the use of technological assistance; or

(B) is:

(i) missing;

(ii) detained, including incarcerated in a penal system; or

(iii) outside the United States and unable to return.^[3]