GENERAL PROVISIONS
§551-1 Jurisdiction. Family courts shall have jurisdiction to appoint guardians of the persons, and circuit courts shall have jurisdiction to appoint guardians of the property. Either a guardian of the person or the property or both may be appointed. [CC 1859, §1343; am L 1903, c 16, §1; RL 1925, §3064; am L 1925, c 42, §1; RL 1935, §4850; RL 1945, §12500; RL 1955, §338-1; HRS §551-1; am L 1972, c 145, §1(e); am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1]