Exculpation of trustee

HRS §554D-1008, under Uniform Trust Code.

HRS §554D-1008

[§554D-1008] Exculpation of trustee. A term of a trust relieving a trustee of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:

(1) Relieves the trustee of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or

(2) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the trustee of either a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor. [L 2021, c 32, pt of §2]