HRS §490:7-104
When a document of title is negotiable or not
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains when a document of title (like a bill of lading) is negotiable. It is negotiable only if it says goods go to the bearer or to a named person's order. Otherwise, it is nonnegotiable, and a clear label saying so makes it nonnegotiable.
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The statute, as written — Negotiable and nonnegotiable document of title
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) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a document of title is negotiable if by its terms the goods are to be delivered to bearer or to the order of a named person. (b) A document of title other than one described in subsection (a) is nonnegotiable. A bill of lading that states that the goods are consigned to a named person is not made negotiable by a provision that the goods are to be delivered only against an order in a record signed by the same or another named person. (c) A document of title is nonnegotiable if, at the time it is issued, the document has a conspicuous legend, however expressed, that it is nonnegotiable.
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