Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 502 > Part IV - Recording

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Grantee: means a party that acquires interest by way of transfer of real property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 502-7
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• recording: means the act of entering into the public records the written instruments affecting title to real property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 502-7
• Signature: means the name of a person as written by the individual, the affixing of a mark or finger or toe print, or electronic signature as that term is defined in chapter 489E. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 502-7
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}