Chapter 501 — Chapter 501
117 sections in this chapter.
HRS §501-71 Decree of registration; conditional when; quieting title, exceptions; reopened when
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DECREES §501-71 Decree of registration; conditional when; quieting title, exceptions; reopened when. (a) If the court after a hearing finds that the applicant, at the time of filing an application, or subsequently, had title, as stated in the application, that the title is proper…
HRS §501-72 Types of nonabsolute title
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§501-72 Types of nonabsolute title. Possessory title. When a possessory title only is required, the applicant may be registered as the owner of the fee simple on giving such evidence of actual bona fide possession and of title, and serving such notices, if any, as may from time t…
HRS §501-73 Removing clouds on title
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§501-73 Removing clouds on title. The court may remove clouds on titles and may find and decree in whom the title or any interest, legal or equitable, in land is vested, whether in the applicant or in any other person. [L 1909, c 11, §5; RL 1925, pt of §3228; RL 1935, pt of §5037…
HRS §501-74 Decree, contents of
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§501-74 Decree, contents of. Every decree of registration shall bear the date of the year, day, hour, and minute of its entry, and shall be signed by the registrar. It shall state whether the owner is married or unmarried, and if married the full name of the husband or wife. If t…
HRS §501-75 Transcription of decree in registry; certificate of title
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§501-75 Transcription of decree in registry; certificate of title. Immediately upon the entry of the decree of registration the registrar shall send a certified copy thereof, under the seal of the court, to the assistant registrar in the bureau of conveyances, who shall transcrib…
HRS §501-8 Registrar may act in any circuit
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§501-8 Registrar may act in any circuit. The registrar may act in any judicial circuit. After lands have been registered under this chapter, the registrar may make all memoranda affecting the title, and enter and issue certificates of title as provided herein. [L 1903, c 56, §9; …
HRS §501-81 Legal incidents of registered land
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LEGAL INCIDENTS OF REGISTERED LAND §501-81 Legal incidents of registered land. Registered land, and ownership therein, shall in all respects be subject to the same burdens and incidents which attach by law to unregistered land. Nothing in this chapter shall in any way be construe…
HRS §501-82 Tenure of holder of certificate of title
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§501-82 Tenure of holder of certificate of title. (a) Every applicant receiving a certificate of title in pursuance of a decree of registration, and every subsequent purchaser of registered land who takes a certificate of title for value and in good faith, [holds] the same free f…
HRS §501-83 Certificate effective from transcription
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§501-83 Certificate effective from transcription. The certificate first registered in pursuance of a decree of registration in regard to any parcel of land shall be entitled in the registration book "original certificate of title, entered pursuant to decree of the land court, dat…
HRS §501-83.5 Outstanding owner's duplicate certificates
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§501-83.5 Outstanding owner's duplicate certificates. No owner's duplicate certificates of title shall be issued after June 14, 1988, whether the deed or other instrument upon which such would have been based was recorded before or after June 14, 1988. Whenever a duplicate has be…
HRS §501-84 Certificates, when two or more owners
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§501-84 Certificates, when two or more owners. Where two or more persons are registered owners under any tenancy, one certificate shall be issued for the whole land. Any conveyance of fee simple interest in registered land shall be recorded with the assistant registrar, who shall…
HRS §501-85 Substitution, one certificate for several, several for one; subdivisions, maps
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§501-85 Substitution, one certificate for several, several for one; subdivisions, maps. A registered owner of several distinct parcels of land covered by one certificate of title may, with the approval of the court, have that certificate of title canceled and separate certificate…
HRS §501-86 Registration runs with land
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§501-86 Registration runs with land. The obtaining of a decree of registration, and the entry of a certificate of title, shall be regarded as an agreement running with the land, and binding upon the applicant and all the applicant's successors in title, that the land shall be and…
HRS §501-87 No adverse possession or prescription
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§501-87 No adverse possession or prescription. No title, right, or interest in, to, or across registered land in derogation of that of the registered owner shall be acquired by prescription or adverse possession; provided that this section shall not prejudice any adverse claim, a…
HRS §501-88 Certificate as evidence
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§501-88 Certificate as evidence. The original certificate in the registration book, and any copy thereof duly certified under the signature of the registrar or assistant registrar, and the seal of the court, shall be received as evidence in all the courts of the State and shall b…
HRS §501-89 Indexes, record books, etc
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§501-89 Indexes, record books, etc. The registrar, under the direction of the court, shall make and keep indexes of all applications and of all decrees of registration, and shall also index and classify all papers and instruments filed in the registrar's office relating to applic…
HRS §501-9 Assistant registrars; powers
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§501-9 Assistant registrars; powers. The registrar of conveyances in the bureau of conveyances designated in section 502-1 and the registrar of conveyances' deputy are assistant registrars to carry out the duties of recording and registration required under this chapter. Assistan…