How to search deeds in Oahu, HI
Deeds in Oahu (Honolulu County) are recorded with the State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances, searchable by grantor and grantee name. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Oahu: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Step by step in Oahu
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Start from the parcel
The City and County of Honolulu Real Property Assessment Division parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
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Search the index
Search the State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances grantor-grantee index by name, or by the document number, to find the deed and the earlier ones in the chain.
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Read each deed
Check the parties, the legal description and the recording date, and whether a later deed conveyed the property again.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Oahu address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Oahu records show
Hawaii has two recording systems. In the Regular System a document is recorded and indexed by the parties' names and the TMK. In the Land Court system (registered land) title is held by a certificate of title and documents are registered against it; the Bureau keeps both and a parcel's report says which applies.
A deed or mortgage is effective against later purchasers and creditors from its recording or registration, so the order of recording decides priority.
What the report checks in Oahu
- Deeds, mortgages, releases, assignments and other documents the Bureau has indexed to the parcel, in both recording systems
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Oahu not cover?
The Bureau's online index covers documents recorded from 1976; earlier instruments are not searched.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Oahu property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Oahu property records
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