Hawaii Notary Public Exam
Questions and Answer Latest
2026/2027 Update!!!
What is the term of Commission -
Correct Answer: 4 years from the date of the commission
unless attorney general removes notary public for cause
after the opportunity for hearing
What changes are required to report to the attorney
general? -
Correct Answer: Commission
Occupation
Residence
Employment
What does a notary public do? -
Correct Answer: CWANTT
1. Certifying or attesting a copy.
2. Witnessing or attesting a signature.
3. Administering an oath or affirmation.
4. Noting a protest.
5. Taking acknowledgment.
6. Taking verification upon oat or affirmation.
What does "Acknowledgment" mean? -
Correct Answer: Declaration by a person before a notary
public for:
- Person signed the document for the purpose stated in
the document and did it on his/her free act and deed
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, - If representative capacity, person signed the document
with proper authority & signed it as the act of the
person/entity in the document
What does the general form of acknowledgment include? -
Correct Answer: 1. Venue
2. Date the notary signs
3. Statement of presence of signer (ex. "... personally
appeared before me.")
4. Full name of signer - exactly the same as the document
5. Signature of signer - exactly the same as printed name
6. Statement saying person was identified (ex. "... to me
known to be the person described in and who executed
the document.)
What is "proof of the signer's signature and identity" mean?
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Correct Answer: Notary public must have satisfactory
evidence of the person appearing and signing/witnessing:
Must be through the following -
1. Personal knowledge.
2. Valid government issued ID with a picture and signature,
or expired no more than 3 years prior.
3. Verification on oath or affirmation of a credit witness
personally appearing - must also be identified by ID or
personal knowledge.
What does "tamper-evident" mean? -
Correct Answer: any change to an electronic document
should display evidence of the change.
What does "verification on oath or affirmation" mean? -
Correct Answer: A declaration, made by a person on oath
or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a
document is true.
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Questions and Answer Latest
2026/2027 Update!!!
What is the term of Commission -
Correct Answer: 4 years from the date of the commission
unless attorney general removes notary public for cause
after the opportunity for hearing
What changes are required to report to the attorney
general? -
Correct Answer: Commission
Occupation
Residence
Employment
What does a notary public do? -
Correct Answer: CWANTT
1. Certifying or attesting a copy.
2. Witnessing or attesting a signature.
3. Administering an oath or affirmation.
4. Noting a protest.
5. Taking acknowledgment.
6. Taking verification upon oat or affirmation.
What does "Acknowledgment" mean? -
Correct Answer: Declaration by a person before a notary
public for:
- Person signed the document for the purpose stated in
the document and did it on his/her free act and deed
1
, - If representative capacity, person signed the document
with proper authority & signed it as the act of the
person/entity in the document
What does the general form of acknowledgment include? -
Correct Answer: 1. Venue
2. Date the notary signs
3. Statement of presence of signer (ex. "... personally
appeared before me.")
4. Full name of signer - exactly the same as the document
5. Signature of signer - exactly the same as printed name
6. Statement saying person was identified (ex. "... to me
known to be the person described in and who executed
the document.)
What is "proof of the signer's signature and identity" mean?
-
Correct Answer: Notary public must have satisfactory
evidence of the person appearing and signing/witnessing:
Must be through the following -
1. Personal knowledge.
2. Valid government issued ID with a picture and signature,
or expired no more than 3 years prior.
3. Verification on oath or affirmation of a credit witness
personally appearing - must also be identified by ID or
personal knowledge.
What does "tamper-evident" mean? -
Correct Answer: any change to an electronic document
should display evidence of the change.
What does "verification on oath or affirmation" mean? -
Correct Answer: A declaration, made by a person on oath
or affirmation before a notary public, that a statement in a
document is true.
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