HRS §501-174
Power of attorney must be registered
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You can use a power of attorney to register, sell, or handle registered land, but the power of attorney document must be officially acknowledged and filed with the assistant registrar. Any document that cancels that power of attorney must also be acknowledged and registered the same way.
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The statute, as written — Power of attorney; registration necessary
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.
Any person may by attorney procure land to be registered and convey or otherwise deal with registered land, but the letters of attorney shall be acknowledged and filed or recorded with the assistant registrar and registered. Any instrument revoking such letters shall be acknowledged and registered in like manner.
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