HRS §490:3-205
Special, blank, and anomalous signatures on payment papers
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains three types of signatures on the back of a payment paper. A special signature names who gets paid; a blank signature lets anyone holding it get paid. A signature by a non-holder does not change how the paper can be passed on.
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The statute, as written — Special indorsement; blank indorsement; anomalous indorsement
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.
(a) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument, whether payable to an identified person or payable to bearer, and the indorsement identifies a person to whom it makes the instrument payable, it is a "special indorsement". When specially indorsed, an instrument becomes payable to the identified person and may be negotiated only by the indorsement of that person. The principles stated in section 490:3-110 apply to special indorsements. (b) If an indorsement is made by the holder of an instrument and it is not a special indorsement, it is a "blank indorsement". When indorsed in blank, an instrument becomes payable to bearer and may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone until specially indorsed. (c) The holder may convert a blank indorsement that consists only of a signature into a special indorsement by writing, above the signature of the indorser, words identifying the person to whom the instrument is made payable. (d) "Anomalous indorsement" means an indorsement made by a person who is not the holder of the instrument. An anomalous indorsement does not affect the manner in which the instrument may be negotiated.
Sections this one refers to
§490:3-110 Who Gets Paid on a Check or Note
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