Exam Hawaii
Upon payment of the final installment due under the contract. An agreement of sale involves seller
financing in which the vendor (seller) promises to give the vendee (purchaser) legal title to the property
upon receipt of the final payment. If a purchase money mortgage were used, the seller would give the
buyer a deed at closing, even though he has not received full payment for the property. - Answer-When
does a purchaser of property under an agreement of sale receive legal title to the property?
Oahu =1 Maui =2 Hawaii = 3 Kauai = 4 - Answer-What are the division numbers for Hawaii?
division, zone , section , plat, parcel - Answer-What is the order of the tax map key numbers?
A tax map is not intended to show present owners. It contains the name and tenancy of the owner at
the time the map was drawn (i.e., the original owner); easements; abutting parcels; abutting streets;
dimensions; and the square footage (written within the boundaries drawn on the map). The parcel
number is double underlined in bottom left; and the developer's lot number is circled in the upper right
corner of the lot. - Answer-A tax map contains all of the following information EXCEPT
should consult an attorney to determine his options. When there has been open adverse use of a
person's property, the adverse user may be entitled to claim an easement by prescription. He should
consult an attorney to see if he has satisfied all requirements for such an easement. - Answer-Property
owner W had been using a road over his neighbor's property without authorization for a number of
years. After the neighbor sells the property, the new owner puts up a fence to prevent the owner from
continuing his adverse use. Property owner W
Oahu is Division 1.There are four tax divisions in Hawaii. Oahu is Division 1. When researching parcels
using the tax map key number system, no division number is shown in the tax key number. - Answer-In
the tax key numbering system, the division number refers to the tax division. Which of the following is
true of the State of Hawaii tax divisions?
,A parent and their child. Reciprocal beneficiaries are persons who are prohibited from marrying each
other, such as a parent and child, and have registered a declaration of their relationship with the
Department of Health. - Answer-Which of the following may register as reciprocal beneficiaries?
Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)-Parcel# (ppp)-CPR# (CCCC) Tax map key numbers are
assigned in a parcel number format: Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)- Parcel# (ppp)-CPR#
(CCCC). A colon within a dash indicates multiple parcels (e.g., 1-2-4-6-1:45 would refer to parcel
numbers 1 through 45 on Oahu, in Zone 2, Section 4, Plat 6). In researching parcels using tax map key
numbers, the division number will not be shown, the zone and section numbers will both be one-digit
numbers, the plat and parcel numbers will both be three-digit numbers and any CPR number will be a
four-digit number. To get information about parcel 1-4-3-12-4 at Honolulu's planning department, enter
43012004, adding 0 in front of the plat number (12) and 00 in front of the parcel number (4) to make
both three-digit numbers - Answer-Tax may key numbers are assigned in which parcel number format?
and is then referred to as a file plan. When a tract of land is divided for building sites, a surveyor will
divide the property into blocks, lots and parcels and give each lot and block a number. A subdivision plat
is then recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances in a plat book, which is a public record of subdivisions
and maps and available for public inspection. The subdivision plats are frequently used as part of the
legal description of a property. A recorded plat is now called a file plan. - Answer-A subdivision plat is
recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances
In the regular system, deeds are recorded. Under the Regular System, documents relating to ownership
and leaseholds are recorded. In the Land Court, certificates of title and deeds and encumbrances
relating to fee simple ownership (NOT leaseholds) are registered. In the Land Court, a title search will
only go back to the last registration. - Answer-Which of the following is true of the Land Court and the
Regular System of recording documents?
A deed can't be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception from conveyance tax is filed.
Nonpayment of the tax does not affect the validity of the deed but does prevent its recording. A deed
cannot be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception from conveyance tax is filed. The
tax must be paid within 90 days of the transfer. There are a number of transactions where no
conveyance tax is due, including devisees' deeds, gift deeds, transfers under the laws of descent,
transfers of interests upon death of a joint owner and conveyances with consideration of less than $100.
- Answer-Which of the following is true regarding the conveyance tax?
, commercial lease for five or more years.A conveyance tax must be paid in order to record an agreement
of sale, lease option or commercial lease of five or more years or any other property transfer.
Transactions excluded from the requirement to pay the conveyance tax include a devisee's deed, a gift
deed, a transfer under the laws of descent, a transfer upon death of a joint owner and a conveyance
with consideration of $100 or less. - Answer-A conveyance tax must be paid at the time of recording a(n)
ahupua'a. Under Hawaii's historical land ownership rules, land was divided into pie-shaped pieces that
went from the mountain top to the shore. These wedges were called "ahupua'a." They were thought to
provide everything a person may need to survive. Smaller divisions called "ili", either stand alone, or
within an ahupua'a. - Answer-Wedges of land divided into pie-shaped pieces that went from the
mountain top to the shore are called
Dower gives the wife an inchoate right to a portion of her husband's estate upon his death. The
concepts of dower and curtesy were developed in order to provide a spouse who did not share
ownership of the property with a means of support after the death of the spouse who owned the
property. Dower and curtesy applies to property acquired by a married couple on or before July 1, 1977.
Both dower and curtesy provide that the surviving spouse is entitled to a one-third life estate in the
property owned during the marriage by the deceased spouse. Dower is the right of the wife to a life
estate in the deceased husband's property. Curtesy is the right of the husband to a life estate in the
deceased wife's property provided the couple had at least one child. During their lifetimes, the wife is
said to have an inchoate right (i.e., an expected right) to the estate upon the husband's death. - Answer-
Which of the following is true of dower and curtesy in Hawaii?
Mining leases are issued by the Department of Land and Natural Resources on a royalty basis. - Answer-
In Hawaii, which of the following is true of mineral rights?
Once a plan is recorded, it is called a file plan. It would be recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances in plat
books. - Answer-A recorded plat is now called a(n)
filed in the Bureau of Conveyances in the state capital, Honolulu. - Answer-Maps, surveys and
documents concerning Hawaii real property are
It replaced dower and curtesy. The elective share system replaced dower and curtesy. It allows a
surviving spouse or surviving reciprocal beneficiary to make a claim ranging from 3% to 50% of the
Upon payment of the final installment due under the contract. An agreement of sale involves seller
financing in which the vendor (seller) promises to give the vendee (purchaser) legal title to the property
upon receipt of the final payment. If a purchase money mortgage were used, the seller would give the
buyer a deed at closing, even though he has not received full payment for the property. - Answer-When
does a purchaser of property under an agreement of sale receive legal title to the property?
Oahu =1 Maui =2 Hawaii = 3 Kauai = 4 - Answer-What are the division numbers for Hawaii?
division, zone , section , plat, parcel - Answer-What is the order of the tax map key numbers?
A tax map is not intended to show present owners. It contains the name and tenancy of the owner at
the time the map was drawn (i.e., the original owner); easements; abutting parcels; abutting streets;
dimensions; and the square footage (written within the boundaries drawn on the map). The parcel
number is double underlined in bottom left; and the developer's lot number is circled in the upper right
corner of the lot. - Answer-A tax map contains all of the following information EXCEPT
should consult an attorney to determine his options. When there has been open adverse use of a
person's property, the adverse user may be entitled to claim an easement by prescription. He should
consult an attorney to see if he has satisfied all requirements for such an easement. - Answer-Property
owner W had been using a road over his neighbor's property without authorization for a number of
years. After the neighbor sells the property, the new owner puts up a fence to prevent the owner from
continuing his adverse use. Property owner W
Oahu is Division 1.There are four tax divisions in Hawaii. Oahu is Division 1. When researching parcels
using the tax map key number system, no division number is shown in the tax key number. - Answer-In
the tax key numbering system, the division number refers to the tax division. Which of the following is
true of the State of Hawaii tax divisions?
,A parent and their child. Reciprocal beneficiaries are persons who are prohibited from marrying each
other, such as a parent and child, and have registered a declaration of their relationship with the
Department of Health. - Answer-Which of the following may register as reciprocal beneficiaries?
Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)-Parcel# (ppp)-CPR# (CCCC) Tax map key numbers are
assigned in a parcel number format: Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)- Parcel# (ppp)-CPR#
(CCCC). A colon within a dash indicates multiple parcels (e.g., 1-2-4-6-1:45 would refer to parcel
numbers 1 through 45 on Oahu, in Zone 2, Section 4, Plat 6). In researching parcels using tax map key
numbers, the division number will not be shown, the zone and section numbers will both be one-digit
numbers, the plat and parcel numbers will both be three-digit numbers and any CPR number will be a
four-digit number. To get information about parcel 1-4-3-12-4 at Honolulu's planning department, enter
43012004, adding 0 in front of the plat number (12) and 00 in front of the parcel number (4) to make
both three-digit numbers - Answer-Tax may key numbers are assigned in which parcel number format?
and is then referred to as a file plan. When a tract of land is divided for building sites, a surveyor will
divide the property into blocks, lots and parcels and give each lot and block a number. A subdivision plat
is then recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances in a plat book, which is a public record of subdivisions
and maps and available for public inspection. The subdivision plats are frequently used as part of the
legal description of a property. A recorded plat is now called a file plan. - Answer-A subdivision plat is
recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances
In the regular system, deeds are recorded. Under the Regular System, documents relating to ownership
and leaseholds are recorded. In the Land Court, certificates of title and deeds and encumbrances
relating to fee simple ownership (NOT leaseholds) are registered. In the Land Court, a title search will
only go back to the last registration. - Answer-Which of the following is true of the Land Court and the
Regular System of recording documents?
A deed can't be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception from conveyance tax is filed.
Nonpayment of the tax does not affect the validity of the deed but does prevent its recording. A deed
cannot be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception from conveyance tax is filed. The
tax must be paid within 90 days of the transfer. There are a number of transactions where no
conveyance tax is due, including devisees' deeds, gift deeds, transfers under the laws of descent,
transfers of interests upon death of a joint owner and conveyances with consideration of less than $100.
- Answer-Which of the following is true regarding the conveyance tax?
, commercial lease for five or more years.A conveyance tax must be paid in order to record an agreement
of sale, lease option or commercial lease of five or more years or any other property transfer.
Transactions excluded from the requirement to pay the conveyance tax include a devisee's deed, a gift
deed, a transfer under the laws of descent, a transfer upon death of a joint owner and a conveyance
with consideration of $100 or less. - Answer-A conveyance tax must be paid at the time of recording a(n)
ahupua'a. Under Hawaii's historical land ownership rules, land was divided into pie-shaped pieces that
went from the mountain top to the shore. These wedges were called "ahupua'a." They were thought to
provide everything a person may need to survive. Smaller divisions called "ili", either stand alone, or
within an ahupua'a. - Answer-Wedges of land divided into pie-shaped pieces that went from the
mountain top to the shore are called
Dower gives the wife an inchoate right to a portion of her husband's estate upon his death. The
concepts of dower and curtesy were developed in order to provide a spouse who did not share
ownership of the property with a means of support after the death of the spouse who owned the
property. Dower and curtesy applies to property acquired by a married couple on or before July 1, 1977.
Both dower and curtesy provide that the surviving spouse is entitled to a one-third life estate in the
property owned during the marriage by the deceased spouse. Dower is the right of the wife to a life
estate in the deceased husband's property. Curtesy is the right of the husband to a life estate in the
deceased wife's property provided the couple had at least one child. During their lifetimes, the wife is
said to have an inchoate right (i.e., an expected right) to the estate upon the husband's death. - Answer-
Which of the following is true of dower and curtesy in Hawaii?
Mining leases are issued by the Department of Land and Natural Resources on a royalty basis. - Answer-
In Hawaii, which of the following is true of mineral rights?
Once a plan is recorded, it is called a file plan. It would be recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances in plat
books. - Answer-A recorded plat is now called a(n)
filed in the Bureau of Conveyances in the state capital, Honolulu. - Answer-Maps, surveys and
documents concerning Hawaii real property are
It replaced dower and curtesy. The elective share system replaced dower and curtesy. It allows a
surviving spouse or surviving reciprocal beneficiary to make a claim ranging from 3% to 50% of the
