In Re Estate of Herbert

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

We granted petitioner-proponent-appellant Hanno Soth’s application for a writ of certio-rari with respect to the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ (ICA) decision in In re Estate of Herbert, No. 16291, slip op., 1997 WL 123563 (Ct.App.Haw. March 18, 1997).

It is apparent from the arguments of the parties and the ICA’s decision that the bulk of our case law regarding the relevant law of wills is nearly a century old. We take this opportunity to clarify and affirm the antiquated body of the Hawaii law of wills and the principles established therein. With particular…