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closing a Hawaii property as an individual (by Beck):

Someone who owns/works for a a title/closing/legal company will probably argue HI recording is too complex for an individual to do this, I've read a few threads to this effect. In my experience both in HI and elsewhere, the "experts" are almost as likely to mess up recording as you are. My opinion on this statement reflects my experience with "closing" companies more than the other experts. A number of other professional options which might be more competent are also more expensive. If you take the time to research the history of your deed, and you should know how you took ownership, and you are a competent person, you should be capable of completing the task of recording the same of your HI timeshare to another person. HI is more particular and has a few extra rules/law regarding recording deeds. Just ask questions and read, but I think to ensure preparing a correct deed, using the one you received when you bought will put you on the right path.

The basic answer is: - Use your old deed as a template to make the new deed, ensure this is still the accepted format. - Sign it and depending on HI requirements have it notarized and or witnessed by the correct number of people - Mail it to BoC (see below) - Wait for the deed to come back as recorded or rejected, requiring revisions.

Start Here http://www.co.maui.hi.us/FAQ.aspx?QID=581

You can call the county to ask more questions, but this one site will lead to to areas where you can look up Property Tax Records, contact info for county departments, how to record documents (deed, leases, etc), and most anyhting else related to the county.

The Bureau of Conveyances handles recording http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/boc Here is a document search link https://boc.ehawaii.gov/docsearch/nameSearch.html

I don't recall if you have to pay to see an image of the recorded doc, but you can see enough detail information to verify a deed was recorded.

These links give some more info on how to record. http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/boc/fee http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/boc/AR4599.pdf http://hawaiideptland.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/hawaiideptland.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php