Hawaii Notary Exam/ 64 Questions with
Solutions/ 2024-2025
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be:
1. A United States citizen, or a national or permanent resident alien of the U.S.
who diligently seeks
citizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
Notary Public is a public officer whose functions include:
1) administering oaths
2) witnessing the signing of documents
3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document
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,4) noting protests
5) taking acknowledgments of documents
Government Notary
performs notarial services pertaining to the business of the government
Appointment and Tenure
1)The Attorney General may, in the Attorney General's discretion, appoint and
commission such
number of notaries public for the State as the Attorney General deems necessary
for the public good and
convenience.
2)The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the
notary's
commission
Renewal
Each notary public shall be responsible for _______ the notary public's
commission on a timely
basis and satisfying the _______ requirements provided by law
Notarial Seal
engraved seal of office or a rubber stamp facsimile seal which shall be circular,
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, not over two inches in diameter, with a serrated or milled edge border and clearly
show, when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon a document, the notary's
name and commission number, and the words
"notary public" and "State of Hawaii"
Official Signature
1) A notary must sign in the same manner as it appears on the notary's
seal
2) the date of
expiration of the notary's commission
3) typed or legibly printed name of the notary
below the notary's signature
Filing Copy of Commission
after being commissioned, must forthwith file a photocopy of the notary's
commission, an impression of the notary's seal, and a specimen of the notary's
official signature with the
clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides
Authentication
any clerk, when requested, shall certify to
the official character and acts of any such notary whose commission, impression
of seal, and specimen of
official signature are on file with the clerk's office
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Solutions/ 2024-2025
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be:
1. A United States citizen, or a national or permanent resident alien of the U.S.
who diligently seeks
citizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
Notary Public is a public officer whose functions include:
1) administering oaths
2) witnessing the signing of documents
3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document
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,4) noting protests
5) taking acknowledgments of documents
Government Notary
performs notarial services pertaining to the business of the government
Appointment and Tenure
1)The Attorney General may, in the Attorney General's discretion, appoint and
commission such
number of notaries public for the State as the Attorney General deems necessary
for the public good and
convenience.
2)The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the
notary's
commission
Renewal
Each notary public shall be responsible for _______ the notary public's
commission on a timely
basis and satisfying the _______ requirements provided by law
Notarial Seal
engraved seal of office or a rubber stamp facsimile seal which shall be circular,
2|Page
, not over two inches in diameter, with a serrated or milled edge border and clearly
show, when embossed, stamped, or impressed upon a document, the notary's
name and commission number, and the words
"notary public" and "State of Hawaii"
Official Signature
1) A notary must sign in the same manner as it appears on the notary's
seal
2) the date of
expiration of the notary's commission
3) typed or legibly printed name of the notary
below the notary's signature
Filing Copy of Commission
after being commissioned, must forthwith file a photocopy of the notary's
commission, an impression of the notary's seal, and a specimen of the notary's
official signature with the
clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides
Authentication
any clerk, when requested, shall certify to
the official character and acts of any such notary whose commission, impression
of seal, and specimen of
official signature are on file with the clerk's office
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