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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.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§502-33 Rules for recording documents that refer to earlier records

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