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. 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 What are the division numbers for Hawaii?
division, zone , section , plat, parcel 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. 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.
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. 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. 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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. A recorded plat is now called a(n)
filed in the Bureau of Conveyances in the state capital, Honolulu. 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
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. 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 What are the division numbers for Hawaii?
division, zone , section , plat, parcel 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. 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.
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. 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. 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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. A recorded plat is now called a(n)
filed in the Bureau of Conveyances in the state capital, Honolulu. 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
