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Advance Directive Forms in Hawaii
By Jason Su · Sources last confirmed September 14
We link to official sources only. We are not a law firm and we never write legal documents. The form you sign must come from an official or authorised source in your state.
What this document does
An advance directive is where you write down the healthcare treatment you would and would not want if you could not speak for yourself. In most states it also names a healthcare agent — the person who speaks for you when you cannot.
Where to get the Hawaii form
Hawaii Executive Office on Aging publishes the current form here: https://health.hawaii.gov/eoa/ad/
Available in multiple languages.
Background reading: Hawaii Executive Office on Aging guidance
Hawaii's forms are available in multiple languages
Hawaii's Advance Healthcare Directive is published by the Executive Office on Aging, and the state makes it available in multiple languages. Very few states do this, and for many Hawaii households it is the difference between a document you can read and one you cannot.
This is more than a convenience. An advance directive that your agent, or the person filling it in, cannot read comfortably is a document that does not get used at the moment it matters. If the person making it, or the person named to act, reads most comfortably in a language other than English, an official translated form removes a real barrier.
The form covers both jobs in one document — naming your agent and recording your treatment wishes — so there is no second form to pair with it.
It is free, and there is no filing requirement. The Executive Office on Aging keeps the page and the translations together.
Hawaii publishes its directive in multiple languages, so a translated copy is an official document rather than a rough translation. If you need one, get it from the Executive Office on Aging.
National resources
- USA.gov — Official U.S. government portal.
- Medicare.gov — Official Medicare information.
After you sign it
- Sign it the way Hawaii requires. Many states need witnesses or a notary. The form itself says which — follow the form, not a blog.
- Give copies to your healthcare agent and your doctor. A form nobody can find is a form that does not work.
- Keep the original somewhere reachable — not locked in a safe deposit box that needs a bank visit during an emergency.
- Add it to your checklist so your trusted contact knows it exists and where it lives.
Frequently asked
Is the Hawaii advance directive form free?
Yes. Hawaii Executive Office on Aging publishes the current form free of charge, and we link to the official source only.
Do I need a lawyer to complete the Hawaii form?
No. You can complete the form yourself. It must be signed the way Hawaii law requires — usually with witnesses or a notary — so follow the instructions printed on the form itself.
Where should I keep my signed Hawaii advance directive?
Give copies to your healthcare agent and your doctor, and keep the original somewhere reachable at home — not locked in a safe deposit box that needs a bank visit during an emergency.
Next: build your checklist and record where this form is kept.