Bureau of Conveyances

“Maintaining an accurate, timely and permanent record system for title to real property is the responsibility of the Bureau of Conveyances. The Bureau examines, records, indexes, and digitizes over 344,000 Regular System and Land Court documents and maps annually; issues Land Court Certificates of Title; certifies copies of matters of record; and researches UCC requests. Hawaii is one of two states in the nation with a single statewide recording system.”

Reason for contacting the Bureau of Conveyances:

Document Recording–Need to record a document at the Bureau of Conveyances

• How much does it cost to record a document:   Recording Fees 
• What recording system is my property in: Land Court (Torrens) or Regular System (Abstract), both 

Document Copies–Need to find a document that was recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances 

• Online access to Documents and Copy of My Deed Sign-up using our new document ordering system to access documents back to 1976.
• Certified Copies
• Condo Map Copies

Mailing Address–Need to mail a document to the Bureau of Conveyances 

• State of Hawaii BOC
  Post Office Box 2867, Honolulu HI  96803

Location of Office–Need to visit our office in person

• 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
• Metered parking in basement 

Property Watch

• The Bureau of Conveyances is launching a new online service for customers to receive emailed notifications when a specified name is noted as a party in a recorded document.  This notification program has been established as an attempt to detect fraudulent recordings.  Please note that this system will not prevent fraudulent recordings from occurring. To register for the “Property Watch” program, please click here.  The data notification generated by “Property Watch” is deemed reliable, but it is not guaranteed.

Other Helpful Offices:

• County Real Property Tax Websites.  Search by address or Tax Map Key/TMK.
  • Oahu 
  • Maui 
  • Kauai 
  • Hawaii 
• Conveyance Taxes  State of Hawaii, Department of Taxation, P-64A and P64-B, instructions and forms
• Name Changes Information on Name Changes and Application 
• Marriage Certificate State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Vital Records 
• Report Deed Fraud  State of Hawaii, Department of Attorney General, Special Investigation and Prossecution Division 
• Find a Hawaii Attorney Hawaii State Bar Association

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