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HI Rev Stat § 502-94 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-94 Translation of Hawaiian documents, recording.

  §502-94 Translation of Hawaiian documents, recording. The registrar may appoint such number of qualified translators at such compensation as may be provided for by appropriations of the legislature from time to time for the purpose of translating into English, conveyances and other instruments filed or recorded in the bureau of conveyances, including, but not limited to, conveyances and other instruments affecting title to property. The translators shall be persons expert in the knowledge and usage of both the Hawaiian and the English languages. The translations into English shall be recorded in the bureau of conveyances in books bearing the same book and page numbers as the Hawaiian instruments from which they have been translated and any reference in conveyances or otherwise to such documents by book and page number shall be deemed to refer equally to the Hawaiian and the English versions of such documents. Each such English translation and copies thereof duly certified by the registrar may be used in evidence in the same manner as the original instrument in the Hawaiian language and shall constitute prima facie evidence as to the true meaning and intent of the Hawaiian instrument from which it has been translated. [L 1945, c 54, §1; RL 1955, §343-55; HRS §502-94] Cross References  References to book and page, see §502-31.5.
HI Rev Stat § 502-95 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-95 Validation of defective certificates.

  §502-95 Validation of defective certificates. The record made prior to May 14, 1943, in the bureau of conveyances at Honolulu of any instrument otherwise authorized to be recorded therein, notwithstanding any defect in the form of the certificate of acknowledgment or proof, or the failure to make the notations required by section 502-61, or the failure to append thereto the certificate of authority required by section 502-46, or any defect in the form of the certificate, shall be in all respects as valid and effectual as though the certificate of acknowledgment or proof or certificate of authority had been in proper form or the certificate of authority had been appended to the instrument, or such notations had been made; provided that:  (1) In any case of a defect in the certification of the authority of the officer to take the acknowledgment or proof, at the time of taking and in the place where the same was taken (whether because of a defect in the officer's certificate or because of a defect in or failure to append the certificate of the officer's authority, when required), the burden shall be on the party relying on the record to prove the authority, in any proceeding where the fact is in dispute; and  (2) With respect to any interlineation, erasure, or other change, not initialed and noted as required by section 502-61, the burden shall be on the party relying on the record to prove that the change was made before acknowledgment of the instrument, in any proceeding where the fact is asserted by the party and is in dispute. [L 1943, c 197, §6; RL 1945, §12762; RL 1955, §343-56; HRS §502-95; gen ch 1985; am L 2019, c 111, §29]
HI Rev Stat § 502-101 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-101 Veterans certificates.

Note 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 request of a veteran, resident in Hawaii, or the veteran's next of kin, shall record any honorable discharge certificate or other separation or discharge document from the military or naval service of the United States of the veteran.  No charge shall be made for the recording. [L 1943, c 205, § §1, 2; RL 1945, §12763; RL 1955, §343-57; am imp L 1966, c 26, §1; HRS §502-101; am L 1969, c 11, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 141, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 502-111 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-111 Family child care homes; permitted uses in residential areas.

Note Section 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 residential areas. (a) Family child care homes shall be considered a residential use. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, every recorded restriction or prohibition entered into whether by way of covenant, condition upon use or occupancy, or upon transfer of title to residential real property, which directly or indirectly restricts or prohibits family child care homes on residential real property is void.  (b) This provision shall not apply to:  (1) Housing for older persons as defined by 42 United States Code section 3607(b)(2);  (2) Limited-equity housing cooperatives created pursuant to chapter 421H; or  (3) Cooperative housing corporations created pursuant to chapter 421I.  (c) For the purposes of the section, "family child care home" means a private residence, including an apartment, unit, or townhouse, as defined in section 502C-1, at which care may be provided for three to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption at any given time. [L 1996, c 303, §4; am L 1999, c 242, § §6, 8(2); am L 2001, c 225, §3; am L 2005, c 20, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 502-121 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-121 Definitions.

  §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 any plan of land prepared pursuant to section 502-17.  "Electronic" means relating to technology having electric, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar properties.  "Electronic document" means a document that is stored in an electronic medium.  "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a document and executed or adopted by a person with the intent of affixing a signature on the document.  "Paper document" means a document that is inscribed on a tangible medium such as paper.  "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.  "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. [L 2009, c 102, pt of §2(1)]
HI Rev Stat § 502-122 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-122 Electronic document and electronic signature; validity.

  §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 document or instrument be:  (1) The original document or instrument;  (2) On paper, cloth, or other tangible medium; or  (3) In writing.  (b) When a law requires as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.  (c) Any requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath shall be satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. It shall not be necessary to accompany an electronic signature with a physical or electronic image or a stamp, impression, or seal.  (d) In a proceeding, evidence of a document or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. [L 2009, c 102, pt of §2(1)]
HI Rev Stat § 502-123 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-123 Recording of documents.

  §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 91, the registrar may:  (1) Accept, make, keep, enter, file, index, store, archive, and transmit electronic documents; provided that the registrar shall also continue to accept paper documents for recording and shall place entries for both types of documents in the same index;  (2) Convert or copy paper documents that are accepted for recording into electronic form;  (3) Convert or copy prior records of documents made in the bureau of conveyances into electronic form;  (4) Accept fees for services rendered under this chapter electronically; and  (5) Enter into agreements with other officials of states or political subdivisions thereof, or of the United States, on procedures or processes to electronically satisfy prior approvals and conditions precedent to recording and to facilitate the electronic payment of fees.  (b) This part shall also apply to any document that is received by the registrar of the bureau of conveyances or filed at the bureau of conveyances by the registrar of the land court pursuant to chapter 501.  (c) The department of land and natural resources shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this part, including to determine when an electronic document shall be considered delivered to the registrar pursuant to section 502-32.  (d) To keep the standards and practices of recording in the State in harmony with the standards and practices of recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact provisions substantially similar to this part, and to keep the technology used by the registrar compatible with technology used by recording offices in other jurisdictions that enact provisions substantially similar to this part, the department of land and natural resources, so far as is consistent with the provisions of this part, in adopting rules under chapter 91, shall consider:  (1) The standards and practices of other jurisdictions;  (2) The most recent standards adopted by national standard setting bodies such as the Property Records Industry Association;  (3) The views of interested persons and governmental officials and entities;  (4) The needs of jurisdictions of varying size, population, and resources; and  (5) Standards requiring adequate information security protection to ensure that electronic documents are accurate, authentic, adequately preserved, and resistant to tampering. [L 2009, c 102, pt of §2(1)]
HI Rev Stat § 502-124 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-124 Uniformity of application and construction.

  §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 subject matter among states that enact it. [L 2009, c 102, pt of §2(1)]
HI Rev Stat § 502-125 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|502. Bureau of Conveyances; Recording|502-125 Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

  §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., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that Act, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that Act. [L 2009, c 102, pt of §2(1)]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-1 Commissioners; appointment.

  §503B-1 Commissioners; appointment. The lieutenant governor may appoint commissioners who shall serve for four years from the date of the individual commissioner's respective appointment, unless removed by the lieutenant governor. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 78, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-2 Oath and seal.

  §503B-2 Oath and seal. (a) Within three months of appointment, a commissioner shall:  (1) Cause an official seal to be prepared, upon which seal shall appear the commissioner's name and the words "commissioner of deeds for Hawaii"; and  (2) Take and subscribe an oath to faithfully perform the duties of the commissioner's office; provided that the oath shall be taken before:  (A) A notary public in the State or any other state;  (B) Any officer of the United States diplomatic or consular service resident in any foreign country or port, when certified by the officer under the officer's seal of office; or  (C) Any person authorized by the law of any foreign country to take an acknowledgment or proof; provided that the acknowledgment or proof shall be accompanied by a certificate to the effect that the person taking the acknowledgment or proof is duly authorized to do so and that the acknowledgment or proof is in a manner prescribed by the laws of the foreign country or a treaty or international agreement of the United States; provided further that a certificate under this subparagraph may be issued by:  (i) A diplomatic or consular officer of the United States under the seal of the officer's office;  (ii) A diplomatic or consular officer of the foreign country under the seal of the officer's office with the signature or facsimile of the signature of the diplomatic or consular officer of the United States; or  (iii) An apostille in the case of a foreign country that is party to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.  (b) A commissioner's oath of office, the commissioner's signature, and an impression of the commissioner's seal shall be transmitted to and filed with the office of the lieutenant governor.  (c) For purposes of this section, a diplomatic or consular officer includes any minister, consul, vice consul, charge d'affaires, consular or commercial agent, or a vice consular or vice commercial agent. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-3 Powers; charges.

  §503B-3 Powers; charges. A commissioner, in any foreign country; in international waters; and in any possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States, including but not limited to the United States territorial seas, may administer oaths and take acknowledgments and proofs of execution of any deed, assignment of lease, apartment deed and ground lease, condominium conveyance document, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, power of attorney, or any other instrument or writing to be used or recorded in the State in connection with:  (1) A time share interest;  (2) Any property subject to a time share plan; or  (3) The operation of a time share plan that includes any property located within the State; provided that the instrument or writing is executed in international waters or in the United States territorial seas, or outside of the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Oaths, acknowledgments, and proofs of execution shall be taken or made in the manner provided by the laws of the State, including but not limited to sections 502-42, 502-43, 502-48, 502-61, 502-62, and 502-63, and shall be certified by the commissioner under the commissioner's official seal. The certification shall be endorsed on or attached to the instrument or writing and shall have the same effect as if made or taken in the State by a notary public commissioned in the State. Charges made by commissioners for services rendered shall be no higher than the rates authorized by any law governing similar services rendered by notaries within the jurisdictions in which the services are performed or, if in international waters or in the United States territorial seas, no higher than the rates authorized to be charged by notaries in this State. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 78, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-4 Records.

 §503B-4 Records. Each commissioner shall keep a record of every acknowledgment, oath, and proof of execution in a book of records. Each record shall set forth, at a minimum, the date of the acknowledgment, the parties to the instrument, the persons making the acknowledgments, and a memorandum as to the nature of the instrument acknowledged. For oaths and affidavits, the record shall set forth, at a minimum, the names of the parties making the oath or affidavit, the date of the oath or affidavit, the nature of the instrument, and the date the oath was administered. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-5 Instructions.

 §503B-5 Instructions. The lieutenant governor shall prepare and forward to each commissioner instructions and forms in conformity with law and a copy of this chapter. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-6 Construction of statutes.

  §503B-6 Construction of statutes. This chapter shall not be construed as repealing or amending chapter 502. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-7 Notice of legal effect.

 §503B-7 Notice of legal effect. (a) A commissioner shall provide to each person whose signature is witnessed or acknowledged by the commissioner a written notice in substantially the following form:  "LEGAL EFFECT OF CERTIFICATION BY A COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS A certification by a Hawaii commissioner of deeds is intended only to confirm that a document was signed by a person whose signature appears on it. It does not validate the substance, contents, or legal effect of the document, nor indicate that the document has been approved or endorsed by any governmental authority, including the State of Hawaii. The documents that you are signing may have legal consequences, and you may have rights under Hawaii law. By signing below, you acknowledge that you have read and understand this."  (b) If the person whose signature is witnessed or acknowledged by the commissioner does not speak English, a translation of the notice required by subsection (a) shall be provided to the person in the predominant language spoken in the country in which the execution or acknowledgment takes place; provided that:  (1) The content of the notice may be varied as necessary to convey the intended concepts in the other language; and  (2) Neither the commissioner nor any other person shall be liable for errors in translation of the notice required by subsection (a) so long as a good faith effort to accurately translate the notice was made.  (c) A commissioner of deeds shall retain, for three calendar years from the date upon which the notice was executed, the original executed notice or a copy made by any means capable of providing an accurate reproduction of the executed notice.  (d) Failure to provide the notice required by subsection (a) shall subject the commissioner of deeds to a penalty in an amount to be established by the lieutenant governor by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91 but shall not render any agreement void or voidable, nor shall it constitute a defense to any action to enforce the agreement or any action for breach of the agreement by any party to the agreement. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-8 Bond.

 §503B-8 Bond. (a) Each commissioner forthwith and before entering upon the duties of the commissioner's office shall execute at the commissioner's own expense an official surety bond or deposit with the lieutenant governor a cash bond, which in either case shall be in the sum of $10,000. Each bond shall be approved by the office of the lieutenant governor.  (b) The obligee of each bond shall be the State and the condition contained therein shall be that the commissioner will well, truly, and faithfully perform all the duties of the commissioner's office that are then or may thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule made under the express or implied authority of any statute, and all duties and acts undertaken, assumed, or performed by the commissioner by virtue or color of the commissioner's office. The surety on any surety bond shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the State. After approval, the bond shall be deposited and kept on file in the office of the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor shall keep a book to be called the "bond record", in which the lieutenant governor shall record the data in respect to each of the bonds deposited and filed in the lieutenant governor's office.  (c) A commissioner who files a cash bond may cancel the bond by giving thirty days notice in writing to the lieutenant governor; provided that the security for the bond shall not be returned for a period of six years after the effective date of cancellation of the bond or upon posting a surety bond meeting the requirements set forth in this section, whichever shall occur first. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1; am L 2016, c 78, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 503B-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 28. Property|503B. Time Share Commissioners of Deeds|503B-9 Liabilities; limitations on; official bond.

 §503B-9 Liabilities; limitations on; official bond. (a) In the performance of a commissioned act, a commissioner's liability shall be limited to a failure by the commissioner to perform properly the actions required for oaths, acknowledgments, and proofs of execution. The commissioner's liability shall not be based on statements in a document apart from the commissioner's certificate.  (b) For the official misconduct or neglect of a commissioner or breach of any of the conditions of the commissioner's official bond, the commissioner and the surety on the commissioner's official bond shall be liable to the party injured thereby for all the damages sustained. The party shall have a right of action in the party's own name upon the bond and may prosecute the action to final judgment and execution. The liability of the surety shall not exceed the amount of the bond issued to the commissioner of deeds for whom the bond was issued. [L 2013, c 277, pt of §1]