Codicil to Last Will & Testament - Hawaii
[ORDINAL, e.g., FIRST] CODICIL
TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME]
(Drafted for use in the State of Hawaiʻi)
I. IDENTIFICATION AND REFERENCE TO EXISTING WILL
1.1 Identification. I, [TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], currently residing at [TESTATOR ADDRESS], being of sound mind and at least eighteen (18) years of age, and under no constraint or undue influence, declare this instrument to be a Codicil to my Last Will and Testament.
1.2 Existing Will. I previously executed my Last Will and Testament dated [__/__/____] (the "Will").
1.3 Prior Codicils. (Select one.)
☐ I have executed no prior codicil to the Will.
☐ I have previously executed the following codicil(s) to the Will, which remain in effect except as changed by this Codicil: [LIST PRIOR CODICILS BY DATE].
1.4 Codicil Number. This is the [ORDINAL — e.g., First, Second] Codicil to the Will.
II. CONFIRMATION OF WILL
2.1 Confirmation of Testamentary Intent. I reaffirm the Will and any prior codicil identified above as expressing my testamentary intent, except to the extent changed by this Codicil. I intend the instruments to be read together to the extent their provisions are consistent.
2.2 Limited Changes. I intend this Codicil to supplement the Will, with revocation limited to provisions expressly revoked below or inconsistent with this Codicil. I do not intend to replace the Will as a whole.
III. AMENDING PROVISIONS
3.1 REVOKE a Specific Article or Bequest (use if applicable)
☐ Not used.
☐ I revoke, in its entirety, [ARTICLE/SECTION NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION, e.g., "Article IV, Section 4.2 (the gift of ______ to ______)"] of the Will. The property or interest formerly disposed of by that provision shall instead pass under [the Residuary Estate / the following provision: ____________________].
3.2 ADD a New Bequest (use if applicable)
☐ Not used.
☐ I add the following new bequest to the Will:
I give [DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY OR $[AMOUNT]] to [BENEFICIARY FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS/RELATIONSHIP]. If [BENEFICIARY NAME] does not survive me by thirty (30) days, this gift shall [lapse and pass to the Residuary Estate / pass to: ____________________].
3.3 AMEND or REPLACE an Article (use if applicable)
☐ Not used.
☐ I delete [ARTICLE/SECTION NUMBER] of the Will and substitute the following in its place:
[INSERT NEW PROVISION TEXT IN FULL]
Common substitutions (select any that apply):
☐ New Personal Representative. I revoke the appointment of the Personal Representative named in [ARTICLE/SECTION] of the Will and instead appoint [NEW PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS]. If that nominee is unable or unwilling to serve, I appoint [SUCCESSOR NAME]. I request that no bond be required, subject to applicable law and the probate court's decision.
☐ New Guardian. I revoke the nomination of guardian in [ARTICLE/SECTION] of the Will and instead nominate [NEW GUARDIAN FULL LEGAL NAME], of [ADDRESS], as guardian of the person of my minor child(ren). If that nominee cannot serve, I nominate [SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN NAME].
☐ New Trustee / Beneficiary. I revoke [ARTICLE/SECTION] and substitute [NEW TRUSTEE NAME / NEW BENEFICIARY NAME AND INTEREST: ____________________].
IV. CONSTRUCTION
4.1 Continuing Provisions. I reaffirm the unchanged provisions of the Will and any prior codicil that remains in effect. This statement expresses my intent; it does not state that executing this Codicil legally re-executes every provision of an earlier instrument.
4.2 Governing Law. I intend Hawaiʻi law to govern this Codicil to the extent applicable. Any probate or administration proceeding must be brought in a court with jurisdiction under applicable law.
V. EXECUTION & ATTESTATION
(Conforming to HRS § 560:2-502)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Codicil on this [____] day of [____________], [______].
[________________________________]
[TESTATOR FULL LEGAL NAME], Testator
We, the undersigned witnesses, declare that the Testator, who declared this instrument to be a Codicil to the Testator's Will, signed or acknowledged this Codicil in our presence, and we now, at the Testator's request and in the Testator's presence and in the presence of each other, subscribe our names as witnesses. To the best of our knowledge, the Testator is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
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[________________________________]
Witness Signature
Printed Name: [____________________]
Address: [____________________] -
[________________________________]
Witness Signature
Printed Name: [____________________]
Address: [____________________]
VI. SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT
(HRS § 560:2-504)
| The State of Hawaiʻi | |
| County of [____________] |
We, [TESTATOR NAME], [WITNESS 1 NAME], and [WITNESS 2 NAME], the testator and the witnesses, respectively, whose names are signed to the attached or foregoing instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as a codicil to the testator's will and that the testator had signed willingly (or willingly directed another to sign for the testator), and that the testator executed it as the testator's free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the codicil as witness and that to the best of the witness' knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
[________________________________]
Testator
[________________________________]
Witness
[________________________________]
Witness
Subscribed, sworn to and acknowledged before me by [TESTATOR NAME], the testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by [WITNESS 1 NAME] and [WITNESS 2 NAME], witnesses, this [____] day of [____________].
(Seal)
[________________________________]
(Signed) Notary Public / Officer
(Official capacity of officer)
My commission expires: [____________]
Sources and References
- HRS § 560:1-201 — General definitions ("Will" includes codicil): https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0001-0201.htm
- HRS § 560:2-501 — Who may make will: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0501.htm
- HRS § 560:2-502 — Execution; witnessed wills: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0502.htm
- HRS § 560:2-504 — Self-proved will (statutory affidavit forms): https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0504.htm
- HRS § 560:2-505 — Who may witness: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0505.htm
- HRS § 560:2-507 — Revocation by writing or by act: https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0507.htm
About this template
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
- Citations checked
- September 30, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- HRS § 560:2-501 (Who may make will)
- HRS § 560:2-502 (Execution; witnessed wills; signed by testator and at least two witnesses)
- HRS § 560:2-504 (Self-proved will; statutory affidavit form)
- HRS § 560:2-505 (Who may witness)
- HRS § 560:2-507 (Revocation by writing or by act)
- HRS § 560:1-201 (General definitions; 'Will' includes codicil)
Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on September 30, 2026.
HRS § 560:1-201 (checked September 30, 2026): ""Will" includes codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession."
HRS § 560:2-501 (checked September 30, 2026): "An individual eighteen or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will."
HRS § 560:2-502(a) (checked September 30, 2026): "a will must be: (1) In writing; (2) Signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and (3) Signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after the individual witnessed either the signing of the will as described in paragraph (2) or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will."
HRS § 560:2-504(b) (checked September 30, 2026): "An attested will may be made self-proved at any time after its execution by the acknowledgment thereof by the testator and the affidavits of the witnesses, each made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the state in which the acknowledgment occurs and evidenced by the officer's certificate, under the official seal, attached or annexed to the will in substantially the following form:"
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