Maui County Recorder Information

Land records in Hawaii are recorded by the Bureau of Conveyances. The office is held by Mike H. Imanaka.

Documents recorded since January 1, 1976 are indexed and can be searched and purchased online. Documents recorded before 1976 can be ordered by written request at $35.00 per document plus a $10.00 processing fee.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Bureau of Conveyances – State of Hawaii · FAQs – Bureau of Conveyances

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective February 27, 2017.

Two recording systems. Regular System: $41.00 per document up to and including 50 pages; $106.00 per document for 51 pages or more. Land Court: $36.00 per document up to and including 50 pages; $101.00 per document for 51 pages or more; Certificate of Title issuance $50.00; each additional memorandum on Certificates required by any one instrument $5.00; certified copy of Certificate of Title $10.00. Certified copies of documents: $10.00 plus $1.00 per page plus $10.00 processing fee. UCC1, UCC3 and UCC5: $41.00 per document. UCC11 information request: $25 per search request plus $5.00 for each creditor found. Under HAR §13-16-22(b), no fees are charged for recording an instrument in which the United States, the State of Hawaii, or a county of the State is the grantee, lessee, mortgagee, assignee, vendee, licensee, or permittee.

Paying the office

Mail-in and messenger: check or money order. Walk-in: cash, check, money order or credit card. Electronic: check with the e-recording submitter.

Transfer tax

Conveyance Tax. Per $100 of the actual and full consideration, by property value: $.10 (less than $600,000) up to $1.00 ($10,000,000 or greater); for a condominium or single family residence whose purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption, $.15 up to $1.25. Not less than $1.00 per transaction. The tax is collected when the document is recorded.

Tiers in the Department of Taxation instructions, per $100 of actual and full consideration: less than $600,000, $.10 ($.15); $600,000 to under $1,000,000, $.20 ($.25); $1,000,000 to under $2,000,000, $.30 ($.40); $2,000,000 to under $4,000,000, $.50 ($.60); $4,000,000 to under $6,000,000, $.70 ($.85); $6,000,000 to under $10,000,000, $.90 ($1.10); $10,000,000 or greater, $1.00 ($1.25). Figures in parentheses apply to the sale of a condominium or single family residence for which the purchaser is ineligible for a county homeowner's exemption. The tax is administered by the Department of Taxation, but forms and payments are submitted to the Bureau of Conveyances. It is imposed regardless of whether a document is recorded. The instructions list documents for which Form P-64A is not required, including documents given to secure a debt or obligation.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recording Fees – Bureau of Conveyances · Instructions for Form P-64A (Rev. 2025), Hawaii Department of Taxation

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

On the first page, the top 3-1/2 inches are reserved for recording information; the following 1 inch is reserved for the return name and complete mailing address, beginning 1-1/2 inches from the left margin and not exceeding 3-1/2 inches per line.

Pages must be numbered consecutively beginning with one, with the total page count referenced on the first page; stapled once or fastened in the upper left corner; no cover or backer attached; no attached materials that conceal text. Rivets may be removed.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Form P-64A, Conveyance Tax Certificate Hawaii Department of Taxation
  Filed for each document conveying any real property interest which is subject to the conveyance tax
• Form P-64B, Exemption from Conveyance Tax Hawaii Department of Taxation

Submitting documents

Documents are recorded in the Regular System or the Land Court system. Recordation hours are 8:01 a.m. to 3:29 p.m., Monday to Friday except holidays. The mailing address is P.O. Box 2867, Honolulu, HI 96803. The Bureau does not provide pre-printed deed forms.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recording Fees – Bureau of Conveyances · FAQs – Bureau of Conveyances · HAR Chapter 13-16, Rules Relating to Conveyances (2017) · e-Recording – Bureau of Conveyances