HRS §501-29
Registering land that has a mortgage or lease
When you apply to register land that already has a mortgage or a long-term lease, or that gets one before the registration is finished, the court may require you to file a certified copy and present the original or a certified copy for registration before the registration is approved.
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The statute, as written — Land subject to mortgage or lease
When an application is made subject to an existing recorded mortgage, or to a recorded lease for a term exceeding one year, or when the registration is to be made subject to such a mortgage or lease executed after the time of the application and before the date of the transcription of the decree, the applicant shall, if required by the court, file a certified copy of the mortgage or lease, and shall cause the original, or, in the discretion of the court, a certified copy thereof, to be presented for registration before a decree of registration is entered.
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