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HRS §506-3

Mortgage does not cover property you get later unless added

A mortgage only covers property you already own and list in it. If you get new land or fixtures later, the mortgage does not automatically cover them. To cover them, you or the lender must record a separate document describing the new property and referencing the mortgage.

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The statute, as written — After-acquired real property and fixtures

The mortgage shall operate only as a contract between the parties with respect to, and shall not create a lien upon real property or fixtures acquired in any manner by the mortgagor subsequent to the execution of the mortgage, if there are not described therein such real property, such fixtures and the real property to which such fixtures are or will be affixed, unless and until the mortgagor or the mortgagee, at the time of or subsequent to the acquisition, executes and duly records in the bureau of conveyances an instrument or affidavit containing a reference to the book and page or document number where the mortgage is recorded and also a description of such real property, such fixtures and the real property to which such fixtures are or will be affixed sufficient to identify and locate the same, which description of real property may be made by describing the deed or other instrument of conveyance by which the real property was acquired or by describing the land by metes and bounds.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.