Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-153 (2026)

  Certificate of judgment for plaintiff

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     §501-153  Certificate of judgment for plaintiff.  Whenever in any action affecting registered land, judgment is entered for the plaintiff, except in actions relating to terms of less than one year, the judgment is entitled to registration on presentation of a certificate of the entry thereof from the clerk of the court where the action is pending, to the assistant registrar, who shall enter a memorandum upon the certificate of title of the land to which the judgment relates.  If the judgment does not apply to all the land described in the certificate of title the certificate of the clerk and the memorandum entered by the assistant registrar shall contain a description of the land affected by the judgment. [L 1903, c 56, §82; RL 1925, §3271; RL 1935, §5080; RL 1945, §12680; RL 1955, §342-80; HRS §501-153; am L 1972, c 91, §1(cc)]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Knauer v. Foote, 63 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003).
Knauer v. Foote, 63 P.3d 389 (Haw. 2003). · cites it 4× “" [18] HRS § 501-153 provides in relevant part: Whenever in any action affecting registered land, judgment is entered for the plaintiff, except in actions relating to terms of less than one year, the judgment is entitled to registration on presentation of a certificate of the…”
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