HRS §172-6
What counts as proof the government is owed commutation
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that certain official papers are enough to show the government is owed a commutation payment. These papers are the board's award, a certificate from the land department about the appraisal and unpaid amount, and a clerk's publication certificate. They serve as basic proof in a land title case.
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The statute, as written — Proof
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The award by the board of commissioners to quiet land titles, together with a certificate by the department of land and natural resources of the date and amount of the appraisement and the amount of the government's commutation determined thereon, and that the same has not been paid, together with the certificate of the clerk of publication as hereinbefore provided, shall be prima facie proof of the right of the government to the commutation claimed.
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