HRS §667-23

Recording the foreclosure notice before the deadline

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Before the deadline in the notice of default and intention to foreclose, the notice must be recorded in a way similar to other property notices. Once recorded, it acts like a notice of pending action. Anyone who buys or gets a lien on the property after that is considered to know about the foreclosure and is bound by it.

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The statute, as written — Recordation of notice of default and intention to foreclose

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.

Before the deadline date in the notice of default and intention to foreclose, the notice shall be recorded in a recordable form in a manner similar to recordation of notices of pendency of action under section 501-151 or section 634-51, or both, as applicable. The recorded notice of default and intention to foreclose shall have the same effect as a notice of pendency of action. From and after the recordation of the notice of default and intention to foreclose, any person who becomes a purchaser or encumbrancer of the mortgaged property shall be deemed to have constructive notice of the power of sale foreclosure and shall be bound by the foreclosure.

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

Sections this one refers to

§501-151 Recording court actions and judgments about registered land

§634-51 Recording a notice that a lawsuit affects property

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