How to search deeds in Kalawao County, HI
Deeds in Kalawao 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 Kalawao County: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Search a Kalawao County property, $49
Step by step in Kalawao County
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Start from the parcel
The State of Hawaii (Kalawao County is administered by the State Department of Health) 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 Kalawao County address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Kalawao County 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 Kalawao County
- 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 Kalawao County 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 Kalawao County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Kalawao County property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Kalawao County title search guide
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