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HRS §490:9-511

Who is listed as the secured party on a financing statement

This section explains who counts as the secured party of record for a financing statement. It is the person named as the secured party or their representative in the initial filing, or in a later amendment. That person stays the secured party until an amendment removes them.

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The statute, as written — Secured party of record

(a) A secured party of record with respect to a financing statement is a person whose name is provided as the name of the secured party or a representative of the secured party in an initial financing statement that has been filed. If an initial financing statement is filed under section 490:9-514(a), the assignee named in the initial financing statement is the secured party of record with respect to the financing statement. (b) If an amendment of a financing statement which provides the name of a person as a secured party or a representative of a secured party is filed, the person named in the amendment is a secured party of record. If an amendment is filed under section 490:9-514(b), the assignee named in the amendment is a secured party of record. (c) A person remains a secured party of record until the filing of an amendment of the financing statement which deletes the person.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§490:9-514 How to transfer a secured party's rights to change a filing

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