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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-85 (2026)

  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 certificates entered for portions thereof.  A registered owner of two or more distinct parcels of land, which are contiguous, or which are so adjacent (although separated by a roadway or stream or other strip of land) as to form one lot of land for practical use, may with like approval and by a decree of the court, have that certificate canceled and a single original certificate for the whole, or separate certificates for subdivisions thereof, entered in place of the canceled certificates; provided that if any person or persons other than the registered owner appear to have an interest in any part of the premises proposed to be consolidated, or in any intervening roadway, stream, or strip of land as aforesaid, the court shall not entertain the application for consolidation unless the other person or persons join with the owner in the application, signing and acknowledging the same in the same manner as provided for original applications, or unless the person or persons if not joining in the application have been given notice thereof and an opportunity to be heard as shall be ordered by the court.

     Any owner proposing to combine two or more parcels of land, or to subdivide any registered land, shall file with the court an application therefor, together with a map or plan showing the proposed combination or subdivision and accurately delineating thereon all boundaries, streets, passageways, and other easements connected therewith.  The court, before approving the same, and authorizing the issuance of any new certificate or certificates thereon, shall cause the same to be verified by the department of accounting and general services and be satisfied that the same are accurately represented, and that the applicant has complied with the laws and regulations covering subdivisions in the county concerned, applicable thereto. [L 1903, c 56, §44; am L 1923, c 196, §1; RL 1925, §3234; RL 1935, §5044; am L 1939, c 242, §10; RL 1945, §12644; am L 1949, c 222, §13; am L 1951, c 271, §3; RL 1955, §342-45; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §12; HRS §501-85; am L 1972, c 91, §1(s); am L 1988, c 346, §5]

 

Rules of Court

 

  Subdivisions, see RLC rule 15; consolidations, see RLC rule 27; maps, see RLC rules 104, 106.

 

Case Notes

 

  Easements of ingress and egress, creation of by subdivision map filed in land court.  34 H. 881 (1939); 39 H. 608 (1952).  See 37 H. 270 (1945).  Dedication of streets, 39 H. 514 (1952).

  Whenever and however court is notified that any person other than registered owner has any interest in the premises sought to be consolidated, court cannot proceed unless such person joins in the petition or is given an opportunity to be heard.  54 H. 276, 506 P.2d 1 (1973).

  Where State objected to highwater mark shown on map of lands sought to be consolidated, State should have been granted standing as party.  54 H. 276, 506 P.2d 1 (1973).

  Land court acted prematurely by approving consolidation and resubdivision before county laws were complied with.  66 H. 354, 662 P.2d 206 (1983).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1973–1995 · leading case: In Re Harold Kainalu Long Castle, 506 P.2d 1 (Haw. 1973).
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In Re Harold Kainalu Long Castle, 506 P.2d 1 (Haw. 1973). · cites it 60× “The petitioners, executors of the estate of Harold Kainalu Long Castle, on March 4, 1971 pursuant to HRS § 501-85, filed a petition in the land court for consolidation and resubdivision of Lots 1017, 1018, 1019 and 1020, shown on Map 227 filed with Land Court Application No.”
Application of Sanborn, 562 P.2d 771 (Haw. 1977). · cites it 3× “The land court did have jurisdiction to entertain both the “shoreline” and title line issues, either under Hawaii’s *588 declaratory judgment act, 1 or under HRS § 501-85, which requires land court approval of subdivisions of registered land, 2 or under HRS § 501-64, which gives…”
In Re Will Est. of Campbell, 662 P.2d 206 (Haw. 1983). · cites it 4× “The procedures to be followed by a landowner seeking approval of a consolidation or subdivision of registered land and by the Land Court in approving the same are set forth in HRS § 501-85, which in pertinent part states: Any owner proposing to combine two or more parcels of…”
Mason v. Wailea Resort Co., 897 P.2d 983 (Haw. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “2d 206, 209 (1983) (HRS § 501-85 (Supp.1975) on its face sets forth procedure for the consolidation or subdivision of registered land).”
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