HRS §502-84
Recording marriage settlements and property powers of attorney
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section requires that marriage settlement papers and powers of attorney for transferring real property in Hawaii be recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances. If they are not recorded, they cannot be used to harm third parties or affect their rights.
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The statute, as written — Powers of attorney, etc
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.
All articles of marriage settlement and powers of attorney for the transfer of real property within the State shall be recorded in the bureau of conveyances, in default of which no such instrument shall be binding to the detriment of third parties or conclusive upon their rights and interests. [CC 1859, §1263; am L 1911, c 20, §1; am imp L 1915, c 47, §§2, 3; am L 1919, c 3, pt of §1; RL 1925, §3171; RL 1935, §5157; RL 1945, §12757; RL 1955, §343-50; HRS §502-84; am L 1972, c 125, §1(f)]
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