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HRS §667-76

Filing foreclosure notices with the department and paying fees

When a mortgagee gives a foreclosure notice to an owner-occupant, they must file it with the department and pay a $250 fee within three days. If they choose to publish the public sale notice electronically, they must file that notice and pay a $300 fee. Both fees go to a special fund.

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The statute, as written — - 76 Mortgagee's filing of notice with department; filing fee ; electronic public notice of public sale

(a) Within three days after a mortgagee serves a foreclosure notice on an owner-occupant pursuant to section 667-22, the mortgagee shall file the foreclosure notice with the department and pay a filing fee of $250, which shall be deposited into the mortgage foreclosure dispute resolution special fund established under section 667-86. (b) A mortgagee who elects to publish a public notice of public sale electronically pursuant to section 667-27(d)(2)(A) shall publish the notice by filing the same with the department and paying a filing fee of $300, which shall be deposited into the mortgage foreclosure dispute resolution special fund established under section 667-86.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§667-22 What the foreclosure warning notice must say and who gets it

§667-27 Public notice for foreclosure sale: what it must say and who gets it

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