Deed Types (4)
General Warranty – Provides for a real property transfer with a guarantee by the seller that the property they are transferring is clear of any title issues.
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Quit Claim – Provides no guarantee from the seller. That means that the seller is merely transferring the interest that he has, if any.
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Special Warranty – Provides a limited warranty that the title has not been “encumbered” since the seller has owned the property.
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Transfer on Death – Transfers property to a beneficiary.
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Recording
Must be submitted to the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances with the required Recording Fees.[1]
Signing
All deeds must be acknowledged by a Notary Public.[2]
Hawaii Property Search (7 steps)
Step 1
Go to the Hawaii Board of Conveyances website.
Step 2
Click on “Online Services“.
Step 3
For non-commercial use, click on “Document Search and Ordering System“. You will be brought to this page:
Step 4
Click whether or not you are searching for a grantor or grantee. You will want to go backward and start with the deed given to your seller, therefore he or she would be the grantee in that situation. Then type in the last name and first name. You will be brought to a validation page such as the following:
Step 5
Enter in the correct validation code and you will go to a page of document hits such as the following:
Step 6
Click on the document you are interested in and you will go to a page like this where you can choose electronic delivery or mail delivery and you can add it to your “cart”:
Step 7
You will be brought to a page similar to this where you can click on continue the search or check out.
