Hawaii Revised Statutes 502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording

PART I. REGISTRAR, DEPUTY

• 502-1 Registrar; Appointment; Tenure; Salary.
  Sections 502-1 to 502-4 designated as Part I and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(2). §502-1 Registrar; appointment; tenure; salary. There...
• 502-2 Repealed.
  Sections 502-1 to 502-4 designated as Part I and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(2). §502-2 REPEALED. L 2006, c 48,
• 502-3 Deputy Registrar, Appointment, Duties.
  Sections 502-1 to 502-4 designated as Part I and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(2). §502-3 Deputy registrar, appointment, duties. The...
• 502-4 Rules.
  Sections 502-1 to 502-4 designated as Part I and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(2). [§502-4] Rules. The department of land...

PART II. GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 502-7 Definitions.
  Sections 502-7 and 502-8 designated as Part II and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(3). §502-7 Definitions. As used in this...
• 502-8 Bureau of Conveyances Special Fund.
  Sections 502-7 and 502-8 designated as Part II and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(3). §502-8 Bureau of conveyances special fund....

PART III. INDEXING OF RECORDS

• 502-11 Entry Record.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-11 Entry record. The registrar shall...
• 502-12 Indexes.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-12 Indexes. The registrar shall keep...
• 502-13 Names of Parties Indexed.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-13 Names of parties indexed. The...
• 502-14 Entries Where One Transfers Another's Real Estate; in Partition Cases.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-14 Entries where one transfers another's...
• 502-15 Annual Indexes.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-15 Annual indexes. The registrar shall...
• 502-16 Decennial Indexes.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-16 Decennial indexes. The registrar shall...
• 502-17 Filing Of; Data on Plans; Monuments; Metes and Bounds Descriptions.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-17 Filing of; data on plans;...
• 502-18 Description; Lot Subdivisions.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-18 Description; lot subdivisions. A metes...
• 502-19 Plans on Tracing Cloth; Size; Scale.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-19 Plans on tracing cloth; size;...
• 502-20 New Maps for Old.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-20 New maps for old. The...
• 502-21 Recording of Plans Unlawful.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-21 Recording of plans unlawful. It...
• 502-22 Copies of Plans Furnished by Registrar.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-22 Copies of plans furnished by...
• 502-23 Sale or Lease by Reference to Lots or Blocks Without Filing of Plans; Penalty.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-23 Sale or lease by reference...
• 502-24 Report of Violations.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-24 Report of violations. Whenever it...
• 502-25 Fees.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-25 Fees. (a) Except when otherwise...
• 502-26 Copies of Instruments, Certificates.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-26 Copies of instruments, certificates. The...
• 502-27 Charges.
  Sections 502-11 to 502-27 designated as Part III and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(4). §502-27 Charges. (a) Except when otherwise...

PART IV. RECORDING

• 502-31 Recording, Method.
  Sections 502-31 to 502-34 designated as Part IV and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(5). §502-31 Recording, method. (a) The registrar...
• 502-31.5 Reference in Other Sections.
  Sections 502-31 to 502-34 designated as Part IV and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(5). [§502-31.5] Reference in other sections. Any...
• 502-32 Instrument Recorded As of Time of Delivery; Office Hours.
  Sections 502-31 to 502-34 designated as Part IV and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(5). §502-32 Instrument recorded as of time...
• 502-33 Identification of Reference to Registration of Original.
  Sections 502-31 to 502-34 designated as Part IV and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(5). §502-33 Identification of reference to registration...
• 502-34 Grantee's Address in Deed.
  Sections 502-31 to 502-34 designated as Part IV and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(5). §502-34 Grantee's address in deed. The...

PART V. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS

• 502-41 Certificate of Acknowledgment; Natural Persons, Corporations.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-41 Certificate of acknowledgment; natural persons,...
• 502-42 Certificate, Contents.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-42 Certificate, contents. The certificate of...
• 502-43 Form When Person Unknown.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-43 Form when person unknown. When...
• 502-44 Married Women.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-44 Married women. The acknowledgment of...
• 502-45 Acknowledgments Without the State.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-45 Acknowledgments without the State. The...
• 502-46 Same; Certificate of Authority of Officer.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-46 Same; certificate of authority of...
• 502-47 Acknowledgment Without the United States; by Members of the Armed Forces; Recordation Where No Official Authorized to Take Proof.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-47 Acknowledgment without the United States;...
• 502-48 Identification of Person Making.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-48 Identification of person making. No...
• 502-49 Certificate of Officer, or Judge, Necessary.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-49 Certificate of officer, or judge,...
• 502-50 How Made; Proof If Not Made.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-50 How made; proof if not...
• 502-51 Exemption of Instruments Offered on Behalf of United States.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-51 Exemption of instruments offered on...
• 502-52 Signatures of Certain State Officers, Acknowledgments Not Required.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-52 Signatures of certain state officers,...
• 502-53 No Certificate of Acknowledgment Contrary Hereto Valid in Court or Entitled to Be Recorded; Exception.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-53 No certificate of acknowledgment contrary...
• 502-54 Penalty for False Certificate.
  Sections 502-41 to 502-54 designated as Part V and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(6). §502-54 Penalty for false certificate. Any...

PART VI. INTERLINEATIONS, ERASURES, ETC.

• 502-61 Changes Noted in Instrument.
  Sections 502-61 to 502-64 designated as Part VI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(7). §502-61 Changes noted in instrument. Every...
• 502-62 Penalty for Not Noting Changes.
  Sections 502-61 to 502-64 designated as Part VI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(7). §502-62 Penalty for not noting changes....
• 502-63 Not Recorded Unless Initialed.
  Sections 502-61 to 502-64 designated as Part VI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(7). §502-63 Not recorded unless initialed. No...
• 502-64 Repealed.
  Sections 502-61 to 502-64 designated as Part VI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(7). §502-64 REPEALED. L 1992, c 197,

PART VII. RECORDS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• 502-71 Record of Acknowledgments to Be Kept.
  Sections 502-71 to 502-74 designated as Part VII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(8). §502-71 Record of acknowledgments to be...
• 502-72 Disposition of Records.
  Sections 502-71 to 502-74 designated as Part VII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(8). §502-72 Disposition of records. Except as...
• 502-73 Same, Open to Inspection.
  Sections 502-71 to 502-74 designated as Part VII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(8). §502-73 Same, open to inspection. The...
• 502-74 Penalty for Not Keeping.
  Sections 502-71 to 502-74 designated as Part VII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(8). §502-74 Penalty for not keeping. Any...

PART VIII. REQUIREMENT AND EFFECT OF
ACKNOWLEDGING, RECORDING, NOT RECORDING

• 502-81 Instruments May Be Recorded; As Evidence.
  Sections 502-81 to 502-85 designated as Part VIII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(9). §502-81 Instruments may be recorded; as...
• 502-82 Record or Copy As Evidence.
  Sections 502-81 to 502-85 designated as Part VIII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(9). §502-82 Record or copy as evidence....
• 502-83 Effect of Not Recording Deeds, Leases, Etc.
  Sections 502-81 to 502-85 designated as Part VIII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(9). §502-83 Effect of not recording deeds,...
• 502-84 Powers of Attorney, Etc.
  Sections 502-81 to 502-85 designated as Part VIII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(9). §502-84 Powers of attorney, etc. All...
• 502-85 Agreements of Sale; Priority.
  Sections 502-81 to 502-85 designated as Part VIII and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(9). §502-85 Agreements of sale; priority. (a)...

PART IX. PRIOR RECORDS

• 502-91 Old Records.
  Sections 502-91 to 502-95 designated as Part IX and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(10). §502-91 Old records. All records of...
• 502-92 Copies of Old Records.
  Sections 502-91 to 502-95 designated as Part IX and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(10). §502-92 Copies of old records. The...
• 502-93 Retyping Judgment Registers.
  Sections 502-91 to 502-95 designated as Part IX and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(10). §502-93 Retyping judgment registers. The registrar...
• 502-94 Translation of Hawaiian Documents, Recording.
  Sections 502-91 to 502-95 designated as Part IX and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(10). §502-94 Translation of Hawaiian documents, recording....
• 502-95 Validation of Defective Certificates.
  Sections 502-91 to 502-95 designated as Part IX and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(10). §502-95 Validation of defective certificates. The...

PART X. VETERANS CERTIFICATES

• 502-101 Veterans Certificates.
  Section 502-101 designated as Part X and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(11). §502-101 Veterans certificates. The bureau of conveyances, upon...

PART XI. OTHER PROVISIONS

• 502-111 Family Child Care Homes; Permitted Uses in Residential Areas.
  Sections 502-111 designated as Part XI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(12). §502-111 Family child care homes; permitted uses in...
• 502-112 Prohibition of Transfer Fees.
  Sections 502-111 designated as Part XI and part heading amended by L 2009, c 102, §2(12). [§502-112] Prohibition of transfer fees. (a) A deed...

PART XII. UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY ELECTRONIC RECORDING ACT

• 502-121 Definitions.
  As used in this part: "Document" means information affecting title to real property that is eligible to be entered into the public records, including...
• 502-122 Electronic Document and Electronic Signature; Validity.
  (a) The registrar may accept an electronic document for recording. The electronic document shall be exempt from any requirement under this chapter that a...
• 502-123 Recording of Documents.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, and subject to rules adopted by the department of land and natural resources pursuant to chapter...
• 502-124 Uniformity of Application and Construction.
  In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its...
• 502-125 Relation to Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
  This part modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 United States Code section 7001, et seq.,...

Last modified: October 27, 2016