HRS §506-4
When a mortgage can affect another recorded mortgage or lease
A mortgage only works as a contract between the people who signed it. It does not create a legal claim on another recorded mortgage or lease unless a specific reference to that other document is recorded in Honolulu.
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The statute, as written — Interests in recorded mortgages and leases
The mortgage shall operate only as a contract between the parties with respect to, and shall not create a lien upon, any recorded mortgage or lease, unless and until a specific reference to the mortgage or lease in the manner contemplated by section 502-33 is contained in an instrument or affidavit executed by the mortgagor or mortgagee and duly recorded in the bureau of conveyances at Honolulu.
Sections this one refers to
§502-33 Rules for recording documents that refer to earlier records
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