HRS §502-52
Official signatures can be recorded without extra acknowledgment
When a government official signs a document and their signature is officially recognized, that signature is enough to prove the document was properly executed. The official does not need to add an acknowledgment for the document to be recorded.
courtsstate agencies
The statute, as written — Signatures of certain state officers, acknowledgments not required
In the case of an official signature entitled to be judicially noticed pursuant to section 626-1, rule 901 or 902, the signature shall suffice to show due execution by the officer signing the instrument and the officer is not required to acknowledge the instrument in order to entitle it to be recorded.
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