HRS §490:9-517

Filing office mistakes do not invalidate your document

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If the filing office makes a mistake when indexing your filed record, that error does not make your filing ineffective. Your document still counts as filed correctly. This section only covers indexing errors, not other filing problems.

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The statute, as written — Effect of indexing errors

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 failure of the filing office to index a record correctly does not affect the effectiveness of the filed record.

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

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