HRS §501-22
Filing the application and memorandum
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says how to file a land registration application. You must file the application with the registrar, then file a memorandum in the bureau of conveyances that gives the filing date, place, and a copy of the land description. The assistant registrar files and indexes it, and charges a $1 fee.
landowners
The statute, as written — Filing; memorandum to be recorded
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 application shall be filed with the registrar. Upon filing the application the applicant shall forthwith cause to be filed in the bureau of conveyances a memorandum stating that application for registration has been filed, and the date and place of filing, and a copy of the description of the land contained in the application. This memorandum shall be filed and indexed by the assistant registrar with the records of deeds. The fee to be charged the applicant by the assistant registrar for the filing and indexing of this memorandum is $1.
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