Category: Hawaii

  • Hawaii Land Court/Torrens Document Processing Update

    The Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances (BOC) has announced significant changes to the processing of Land Court/Torrens documents, effective from November 27, 2023. This update comes in light of unexpected staffing challenges that have affected the bureau’s operational capabilities. Extended Turn-Around Time for eRecording The BOC has advised that due to these staffing issues, the processing…

  • Recording Real Estate Document in Hawaii: What the FAQ?

    Documents affecting real property in Hawaii can be recorded in either the Land Court, also referred to as the Torrens system, or in the Regular System (also referred to as the Abstract system). A document recorded in both is referred to as “dual system recording.” Both are managed by Hawaii’s single statewide recorder, the Bureau…