HAWAII REAL ESTATE PRACTICE
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ In Hawaii, where does one record deeds? Answer: Bureau of
Conveyances
◉ What are the division numbers for Hawaii? Answer: Oahu =1 Maui
=2 Hawaii = 3 Kauai = 4
◉ In the Regular System for recording conveyance documents: Answer:
title passes upon delivery from grantor to grantee
◉ The difference between an Agreement of Sale in Hawaii and on the
mainland is that : Answer: in Hawaii, it is seller financing with seller
retaining the deed and uniformly it is a sales agreement
◉ In Hawaii, evidence of title to real property can be found : Answer: at
the Bureau of Conveyances for both systems
◉ What is the order of the tax map key numbers? Answer: division,
zone , section , plat, parcel
,◉ A tax map contains all of the following information EXCEPT Answer:
the present owner's name and tenancy.
◉ Land in Hawaii is legally described using Answer: metes and bounds.
◉ 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 Answer: should consult
an attorney to determine his options.
◉ 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? Answer: Oahu is Division 1.
◉ Which of the following may register as reciprocal beneficiaries?
Answer: A parent and their child
◉ Tax may key numbers are assigned in which parcel number format?
Answer: Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)-Parcel#
(ppp)-CPR# (CCCC)
, ◉ Dower and curtesy will govern conveyance of ownership of a
property in Hawaii Answer: if the property was purchased by a married
couple before July 1, 1977.
◉ A subdivision plat is recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances Answer:
and is then referred to as a file plan.
◉ Which of the following is true of registration and recording of
ownership rights in Hawaii? Answer: Properties held as fee simple
and/or leasehold are recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances.
◉ Which of the following is true of the Land Court and the Regular
System of recording documents? Answer: In the regular system, deeds
are recorded.
◉ In a tax map key number, the CPR number is used for Answer: a
parcel with a condominium to show the condominium unit number.
◉ Which of the following is true regarding the conveyance tax? Answer:
A deed can't be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception
from conveyance tax is filed.
◉ A conveyance tax must be paid at the time of recording a(n) Answer:
commercial lease for five or more years.
EVALUATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ In Hawaii, where does one record deeds? Answer: Bureau of
Conveyances
◉ What are the division numbers for Hawaii? Answer: Oahu =1 Maui
=2 Hawaii = 3 Kauai = 4
◉ In the Regular System for recording conveyance documents: Answer:
title passes upon delivery from grantor to grantee
◉ The difference between an Agreement of Sale in Hawaii and on the
mainland is that : Answer: in Hawaii, it is seller financing with seller
retaining the deed and uniformly it is a sales agreement
◉ In Hawaii, evidence of title to real property can be found : Answer: at
the Bureau of Conveyances for both systems
◉ What is the order of the tax map key numbers? Answer: division,
zone , section , plat, parcel
,◉ A tax map contains all of the following information EXCEPT Answer:
the present owner's name and tenancy.
◉ Land in Hawaii is legally described using Answer: metes and bounds.
◉ 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 Answer: should consult
an attorney to determine his options.
◉ 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? Answer: Oahu is Division 1.
◉ Which of the following may register as reciprocal beneficiaries?
Answer: A parent and their child
◉ Tax may key numbers are assigned in which parcel number format?
Answer: Division# (I)-Zone# (Z)-Section# (S)-Plat# (PPP)-Parcel#
(ppp)-CPR# (CCCC)
, ◉ Dower and curtesy will govern conveyance of ownership of a
property in Hawaii Answer: if the property was purchased by a married
couple before July 1, 1977.
◉ A subdivision plat is recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances Answer:
and is then referred to as a file plan.
◉ Which of the following is true of registration and recording of
ownership rights in Hawaii? Answer: Properties held as fee simple
and/or leasehold are recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances.
◉ Which of the following is true of the Land Court and the Regular
System of recording documents? Answer: In the regular system, deeds
are recorded.
◉ In a tax map key number, the CPR number is used for Answer: a
parcel with a condominium to show the condominium unit number.
◉ Which of the following is true regarding the conveyance tax? Answer:
A deed can't be recorded unless a conveyance tax certificate or exception
from conveyance tax is filed.
◉ A conveyance tax must be paid at the time of recording a(n) Answer:
commercial lease for five or more years.
