HAWAII NOTARY EXAM ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE BUNDLE PACK
Notary Public ✔️A public officer whose functions include: administering oaths, witnessing signing of documents, attesting to identity of signers,
noting protests and taking acknowledgements.
Hawaii Notary ✔️Hawaii Resident, 18 years of age, U.S. Citizen
Appointment and Tenure ✔️Appointed/Commissioned by Attorney General for a term of 4 years.
Official Oath ✔️Hawaii Notary is required to take and subscribe an oath for the faithful execution of his/her duties.
Seal ✔️Must be round, not more than 2.5 inches diameter. Must have an uneven border and have the notary name, commission number, state
of Hawaii and the words Notary Public.
Official Signature ✔️Signed Name, Printed Name, Expiration date of Commission.
Commission ✔️Must file copy of commission, impression of seal and official signature with county clerk of your jurisdiction.
Authentication ✔️County clerk verifying notary commission on file.
Bond ✔️1,000 surety bond required. Filed and approved by circuit court judge.
Record Book ✔️Type, time date of act. Title or type, date of doc. or proceeding. Signature, printed name and address of each signer and witness.
Other parties to instrument and manner in which signer was identified.
Government Notary ✔️Serves in matters pertaining to gov. No fees or bond.
Duties of Hawaii Notary ✔️Taking acknowledgments, administering oaths, affirmations or affidavits, taking depositions, noting protests.
Oath / Affirmation ✔️Verbal pledge that statements made are true. Oath hand on bible, affirmation not on bible.
Affidavit ✔️A signed statement sworn to by signer before notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
Affiant ✔️Person who signs affidavit.
Acknowledgment ✔️A formal declaration before an authorized official by a person who has executed a document that the execution was done
by the persons free act and deed.
Information Page ✔️Notary Name, Business Address, commission number, commission exp date, book number, beginning and ending dates of
acts in book.
Protest ✔️Formal statement in writing by notary under seal that a certain bill, exchange or promisary note was on a certain day presented for
payment for acceptance and that such payment or acceptance was refused.
Civil & Criminal Liability ✔️Willfully and knowingly breaching duties, negligent performance resulting in injury. Extortion, Forgery, Pergery,
Subornation.
Extortion ✔️The wresting of anything of value from another by Duress, Menace, Force or Undue exercise of power.
Forgery ✔️Fraudulent making or altering of a writing with intent to decieve another and prejudice him in some right.
Subornation ✔️the willful and corrupt procuring of another to commit perjury.
Perjury ✔️Making a false statement which you do not know or believe to be true in an official proceeding under an oath required or authorized
by law.
Date ✔️Must be indicated on Document. Hawaii Permits Notarizing on Sunday and Holidays.
Changes ✔️Changes must be approved by notary and signing parties. Must be initialed by notary and all parties. Cannot be recorded with out
notary initial to changes.
affidavit ✔️Venue, Body (first duly sworn), Affiant signature, Jurat (subscribed and sworn), Notary signature, Comm exp date and Seal
Notary Public ✔️A public officer whose functions include: administering oaths, witnessing signing of documents, attesting to identity of signers,
noting protests and taking acknowledgements.
Hawaii Notary ✔️Hawaii Resident, 18 years of age, U.S. Citizen
Appointment and Tenure ✔️Appointed/Commissioned by Attorney General for a term of 4 years.
Official Oath ✔️Hawaii Notary is required to take and subscribe an oath for the faithful execution of his/her duties.
Seal ✔️Must be round, not more than 2.5 inches diameter. Must have an uneven border and have the notary name, commission number, state
of Hawaii and the words Notary Public.
Official Signature ✔️Signed Name, Printed Name, Expiration date of Commission.
Commission ✔️Must file copy of commission, impression of seal and official signature with county clerk of your jurisdiction.
Authentication ✔️County clerk verifying notary commission on file.
Bond ✔️1,000 surety bond required. Filed and approved by circuit court judge.
Record Book ✔️Type, time date of act. Title or type, date of doc. or proceeding. Signature, printed name and address of each signer and witness.
Other parties to instrument and manner in which signer was identified.
Government Notary ✔️Serves in matters pertaining to gov. No fees or bond.
Duties of Hawaii Notary ✔️Taking acknowledgments, administering oaths, affirmations or affidavits, taking depositions, noting protests.
Oath / Affirmation ✔️Verbal pledge that statements made are true. Oath hand on bible, affirmation not on bible.
Affidavit ✔️A signed statement sworn to by signer before notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
Affiant ✔️Person who signs affidavit.
Acknowledgment ✔️A formal declaration before an authorized official by a person who has executed a document that the execution was done
by the persons free act and deed.
Information Page ✔️Notary Name, Business Address, commission number, commission exp date, book number, beginning and ending dates of
acts in book.
Protest ✔️Formal statement in writing by notary under seal that a certain bill, exchange or promisary note was on a certain day presented for
payment for acceptance and that such payment or acceptance was refused.
Civil & Criminal Liability ✔️Willfully and knowingly breaching duties, negligent performance resulting in injury. Extortion, Forgery, Pergery,
Subornation.
Extortion ✔️The wresting of anything of value from another by Duress, Menace, Force or Undue exercise of power.
Forgery ✔️Fraudulent making or altering of a writing with intent to decieve another and prejudice him in some right.
Subornation ✔️the willful and corrupt procuring of another to commit perjury.
Perjury ✔️Making a false statement which you do not know or believe to be true in an official proceeding under an oath required or authorized
by law.
Date ✔️Must be indicated on Document. Hawaii Permits Notarizing on Sunday and Holidays.
Changes ✔️Changes must be approved by notary and signing parties. Must be initialed by notary and all parties. Cannot be recorded with out
notary initial to changes.
affidavit ✔️Venue, Body (first duly sworn), Affiant signature, Jurat (subscribed and sworn), Notary signature, Comm exp date and Seal
