Rule 127 Trust Registration

If you want to register a trust in Hawaiʻi, you need to file a Trust Registration Statement with the court clerk in the circuit where the trust is managed. This form must follow the formatting rules laid out in Rule 4.

The statement needs to include some basic facts: the trust's name, when it was created, the settlor's name and address (the person who set up the trust), and the name and address of the trustee. If the current trustee is different from the original one, you'll need to list both.

You don't have to share private details about the trust. The statement doesn't need to name the beneficiaries, describe the trust's assets, or explain what the trust says. This keeps the registration simple while still creating an official public record that the trust exists.