(a) The administrator shall publish a notice not later than March 1 of the year next following the report required by § 523A-8 at least once statewide. The notice shall be in a form that, in the judgment of the administrator, is likely to attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property. The form shall contain:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-10

  • Administrator: means the director of finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Apparent owner: means a person whose name appears on the records of a holder as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or deliver or pay to, the owner of property that is subject to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Money order: includes an express money order and a personal money order, on which the remitter is the purchaser. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Owner: means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in property subject to this part or the person's legal representative. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Person: means an individual, business association, financial organization, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Property: means tangible property described in § 523A-4 or a fixed and certain interest in intangible property that is held, issued, or owed in the course of a holder's business, or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, and all income or increments therefrom. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
(1) The name of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, as set forth in the report filed by the holder;
(2) The last known address or location of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, if an address or location is set forth in the report filed by the holder;
(3) A statement explaining that property of the owner is presumed to be abandoned and has been taken into the protective custody of the administrator; and
(4) A statement that information about the property and its return to the owner is available to a person having a legal or beneficial interest in the property, upon request to the administrator.
(b) The notice shall be given by using one or more of the following methods:

(1) Posting on the State of Hawaii, department of budget and finance internet website;
(2) Publication in a daily or weekly publication of statewide circulation; or
(3) Any other method the administrator deems effective for publicizing the notice.
(c) The administrator shall not be required to advertise the name and address or location of an owner of property having a total value less than $100, or information concerning a traveler’s check, money order, or similar instrument.

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