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Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-116 (2026)

  Mortgage registration necessary

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MORTGAGES

 

Cross References

 

  Registered land, see §506-6.

 

     §501-116  Mortgage registration necessary.  The owner of any interest in registered land may mortgage the interest by executing a mortgage thereof.  Such a mortgage may be assigned, extended, discharged, released in whole or in part, or otherwise dealt with by the mortgagee by any form of instrument sufficient in law for the purpose.  Except as provided in part II, the mortgage, and all instruments assigning, extending, discharging, and otherwise dealing with the mortgage, shall be registered and shall take effect upon the title of the mortgaged property only from the time of registration. [L 1903, c 56, §60; RL 1925, §3249; RL 1935, §5059; RL 1945, §12659; RL 1955, §342-60; am L 1963, c 83, §9; am L 1966, c 18, §8; HRS §501-116; am L 1970, c 15, §1; am L 2009, c 120, §9]

 

Case Notes

 

  Validity of mortgage, jurisdiction of land court to determine upon petition to cancel memorandum of the mortgage under §501-196.  32 H. 680 (1933).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Omiya., 420 P.3d 370 (Haw. 2018).
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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Omiya., 420 P.3d 370 (Haw. 2018). · cites it 4× “HRS § 501-116 (Supp. 2016). With some exceptions for land deregistered pursuant to HRS Chapter 501, part II, all instruments dealing with the mortgage must be registered and "take effect upon the title of the mortgaged property only from the time of registration.”
W. Farm Credit Bank v. Hamakua Sugar Co., Inc., 841 F. Supp. 976 (D. Haw. 1994). · cites it 2× “Under Haw.Rev.Stat. § 501-116, HPCA is a mortgage creditor until the assignment between HPCA and Western Farm is registered with the Land Court.”
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