Haw. Code R. § 13-16-4 - Recording

(a) Every instrument presented for recordation shall be prepared in accordance with chapter 502, HRS.

(b) Notwithstanding any other rule to the contrary, the registrar or assistant registrar may accept an electronic signature in lieu of an original signature if the electronic signature is attached to or logically associated with the document.

(c) The registrar or assistant registrar may refuse to record any instrument that:

(1) has missing or incomplete information required by law;

(2) is submitted without payment of all required fees;

(3) will not reproduce legibly under photographic, electronic, or electrostatic methods;

(4) contains interlineations, erasures or changes that are not initialed in accordance with section 502-63, HRS; or

(5) does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).

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Haw. Code R. § 13-16-4

[Eff 7/1/91; am and comp APR 05 1999] (Auth: HRS §§ 502-31, 502-41(6)) (Imp: HRS § 502-32) [Am and Comp 2/10/2017] (Imp: HRS § 501-108)