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HRS §501-136

Filing liens and attachments on registered land

When a document must be filed to create or keep a lien on unregistered land, filing it on registered land requires extra steps. You must file it with the land court registrar and include the certificate of title number and a clear description of the affected land. This rule does not apply to certain tax liens.

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The statute, as written — Attachment and other liens; filing or recording of

In every case where a writing of any description or a copy of any writ is required by law to be filed or recorded in the bureau of conveyances in order to create or preserve any lien, right, or attachment upon unregistered land, such writing or copy, when intended to affect registered land shall be filed or recorded and registered with the assistant registrar of the land court. In addition to any particulars required in such papers for recording with records of deeds, it shall also contain a reference to the number of the certificate of title of the land to be affected and also, if the attachment, right, or lien is not claimed on all the land in any certificate of title, a description sufficiently accurate for identification of the land intended to be affected. This section and section 501-138 do not apply to liens for internal revenue taxes payable to the United States or to liens for state taxes payable to the state department of taxation.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§501-138 Recording Lien Changes on Registered Land

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