{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-560-2-517","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 560:2-517","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["Hawaii Code","Division 3","Title 30A","Chapter 560"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0560/HRS_0560-0002-0517.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"3f1e989d2f6d302b6bdcaab08c475b064efe9906a2f59261198aa223b7b2e5eb","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-560-2-516","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-560-2-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}