§551D-1 - Definition. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§551D-1]  Definition.  A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal designates another as the principal's attorney-in-fact in writing and the writing contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by the disability of the principal", "This power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal", or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the principal's subsequent disability or incapacity. [L 1989, c 270, pt of §1]