1|Page
HAWAII NOTARY EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |2026-2027 VERSION
| ALREADY A GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
1. 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
4) noting protests
5) taking acknowledgments of documents
2. Government Notary: performs notarial services pertaining to the business of the government
3. 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
4. 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 oflce of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary's
commission
5. Renewal: Each notary public shall be responsible for the notary public's commission on a timely
basis and satisfying the requirements provided by law
6. Notarial Seal: engraved seal of oflce or a rubber stamp facsimile seal which shall be circular,
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"
7. Official Signature: 1) A notary must sign in the same manner as it appears on the notary's
seal
1/
12
,2|Page
2) the date of
expiration of the notary's commission
3) typed or legibly printed name of the
notary below the notary's signature
8. 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 oflcial signature with the
clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides
2/
12
HAWAII NOTARY EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |2026-2027 VERSION
| ALREADY A GRADED | NEW AND REVISED
1. 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
4) noting protests
5) taking acknowledgments of documents
2. Government Notary: performs notarial services pertaining to the business of the government
3. 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
4. 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 oflce of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary's
commission
5. Renewal: Each notary public shall be responsible for the notary public's commission on a timely
basis and satisfying the requirements provided by law
6. Notarial Seal: engraved seal of oflce or a rubber stamp facsimile seal which shall be circular,
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"
7. Official Signature: 1) A notary must sign in the same manner as it appears on the notary's
seal
1/
12
,2|Page
2) the date of
expiration of the notary's commission
3) typed or legibly printed name of the
notary below the notary's signature
8. 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 oflcial signature with the
clerk of the circuit court of the circuit in which the notary resides
2/
12
