HRS §490:2-203

Seals no longer make a contract special

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Putting a seal on a contract for buying or selling goods does not turn it into a sealed legal document. The special rules for sealed documents do not apply to these contracts or offers.

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The statute, as written — Seals inoperative

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 affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the record a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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