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Many people in Honolulu and across Hawaiʻi believe that once they sign a Power of Attorney (POA), the problem is solved. The document gets tucked away with other important papers, and there’s a sense of relief knowing someone trusted has been legally appointed to help if something ever happens. Then a crisis hits. A parent suffers a stroke. A spouse becomes incapacitated. An adult child walks into the bank with a valid POA — only to hear: “This document is too old.” “We need