← Back to search

HRS §806-40

How to describe a stolen land document in court

This section says that when someone is charged with stealing or destroying a land title document, the charge only needs to say the document is evidence of someone's interest in the land. It does not need to list every owner or detail. This makes it easier to bring such charges.

attorneyscourts

The statute, as written — Document of title

In any indictment for stealing or for any fraudulent purpose, destroying, canceling, obliterating, or concealing the whole or any part of any document of title to lands, it shall be sufficient to allege the document to be or to contain evidence of the title or of part of the title of the person or of some one of the persons having an interest whether vested or contingent, legal or equitable, in the real estate to which the same relates, and to mention the real estate or some part thereof.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.