§560:7-205  Proceedings for review of
employment of agents and review of compensation of trustee and employees of
trust.  On petition of an interested person, after notice to all interested
persons, the court may review the propriety of employment of any person by a
trustee including any attorney, auditor, investment advisor or other
specialized agent or assistant, the reasonableness of the compensation of any
person so employed, the reasonableness of the determination of trust estate
value or income made by the trustee for the purpose of computing the fee
allowed by sections 607-18 and 607-20, and the reasonableness of any additional
compensation for special services under sections 607-18 and 607-20.  Any person
who has received excessive compensation from a trust may be ordered to make
appropriate refunds. [L 1976, c 200, pt of §1]



 



Law Journals and Reviews



 



  Trustee Fees Under the Hawaii Probate Code:  Can the Court
Approve Trustee Fee Schedules?  10 HBJ No. 13, at pg. 121.



 



Case Notes



 



  Based on the plain language of and legislative history
underlying this section, courts may review the reasonableness of a trustee's
determination as to what constitutes "income"; trustee's
determination that property tax payments were "income" was reasonable. 
104 H. 267, 88 P.3d 202.