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Legal Information: Hawaii
Laws current as of September 16, 2025 Who is a “reciprocal beneficiary”?
Hawai‘i law includes reciprocal beneficiaries when defining family or household members. A reciprocal beneficiary is someone who:
- you are legally prohibited from marrying; and
- you have significant personal, emotional, and economic relationships with.1
To see all the requirements you have to meet to become reciprocal beneficiaries, go to our Selected Hawai‘i Statutes page.
1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 572C-3; see also § 572C-2
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