HRS §502-49
Officers and judges must sign certificates for documents
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When an officer or judge verifies a document, they must attach a signed certificate to it. The certificate must include the witnesses' names, where they live, and what they said. This section explains that requirement.
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The statute, as written — Certificate of officer, or judge, 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.
Every officer who takes the acknowledgment of any instrument shall indorse, subjoin, or attach a certificate thereof, signed by oneself, on the instrument. Every judge who takes the proof of any instrument shall indorse, subjoin, or attach a certificate thereof, signed by oneself, on the instrument, giving the names of the witnesses examined before the judge, their places of residence, and the substance of the evidence by them given.
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