HRS §501-267
How to refer to earlier documents for deregistered land
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains how to refer to an earlier recorded document when dealing with deregistered land. You can use the land court document number or the book and page or bureau of conveyances document number, depending on where the earlier document was recorded.
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The statute, as written — Reference to prior recorded instrument
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 instrument conveying or otherwise dealing with deregistered land and which requires a reference to a prior recorded instrument may satisfy the requirements of section 502-33 by reference to the land court document number (in the case of a document recorded pursuant to chapter 501) or to the book and page or bureau of conveyances document number (in the case of a document recorded pursuant to chapter 502) of the instrument to which reference is made.
Sections this one refers to
§502-33 Rules for recording documents that refer to earlier records
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