HRS §490:7-401
When a document of title is still valid despite mistakes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that a document of title still creates the same duties for the issuer even if the document is not properly made, the issuer broke a law, the goods were owned by the bailee, or the issuer is not a warehouse but calls it a warehouse receipt.
The statute, as written — Irregularities in issue of receipt or bill or conduct of issuer
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 obligations imposed by this article on an issuer apply to a document of title even if: (1) The document does not comply with the requirements of this article or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content; (2) The issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business; (3) The goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or (4) The person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.
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