HRS §501-84
One Certificate for Multiple Owners
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When two or more people own registered land together, the state issues one certificate for the whole property. If they sell the land, the sale must be recorded, the old certificate is canceled, and a new one is issued listing all owners.
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The statute, as written — Certificates, when two or more owners
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.
Where two or more persons are registered owners under any tenancy, one certificate shall be issued for the whole land. Any conveyance of fee simple interest in registered land shall be recorded with the assistant registrar, who shall note the same on the certificate, cancel all the certificates affecting the whole land, and issue a new certificate to reflect all the owners of the whole land.
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