HRS §523A-21
Keeping records for unclaimed property reports
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says who must keep records about unclaimed property and for how long. Most holders must keep records for ten years after filing a report. Sellers of traveler's checks or money orders must keep certain records for three years after filing.
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The statute, as written — Retention of records
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.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a holder required to file a report under section 523A-8 shall maintain the records containing the information required to be included in the report for ten years after the holder files the report, unless a shorter period is provided by rule of the administrator. (b) A business association or financial organization that sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this State, traveler's checks, money orders, or similar instruments other than third-party bank checks, on which the business association or financial organization is directly liable, shall maintain a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue, for three years after the holder files the report.
Sections this one refers to
§523A-8 Reporting Abandoned Property to the State
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