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HRS §501-159

Decree of discharge

This section covers what happens when a bankruptcy case against a landowner is dismissed or the court orders the land back to the debtor. It allows filing a certified court order, and if the land was transferred to a bankruptcy trustee, the debtor can get a new ownership certificate.

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The statute, as written — Decree of discharge

Whenever proceedings in bankruptcy against a registered owner of which notice has been registered, are vacated, or when the court of bankruptcy orders a reconveyance of land to a bankrupt debtor, a certified copy of the order or decree may be filed or recorded and registered. If a new certificate has been entered to the trustee in bankruptcy, as registered owner, the debtor is entitled to the entry of a new certificate.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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