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HRS §501-157

Reregistering a mortgage or lease after a property split

After a court splits up property, if a mortgage or lease on part of it was already registered, the tenant must register it again. The registrar will note the split and which piece of land the mortgage or lease still applies to.

tenants

The statute, as written — Reregistration of mortgage or lease after partition

When a certified copy of a judgment for partition and of the return of the commissioners, if any, is presented for registration, if a mortgage or lease affecting a specific portion or an undivided share of the premises has previously been registered, the tenant claiming under the mortgagor or lessor shall cause the mortgage or lease to be again presented for registration. The assistant registrar shall indorse on each a memorandum of the partition, with a description of the land set off in severalty on which the mortgage or lease remains in force.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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