# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-7: Registrar; powers, duties

> Hawaii · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-7

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-7
- **Heading:** Registrar; powers, duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 3 / Title 28 / Chapter 501 / Section 501-7

## Text

The registrar shall be under the direction of the court, and shall have the custody and control of all papers and documents filed with the registrar under this chapter, and shall carefully number and index the same. The papers and documents shall be kept in Honolulu in an office to be called the land registration office, which shall be near the land court. The registrar may, with the sanction of the court, employ such clerks and messengers as are necessary.

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-2 Judges; assignment of cases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-3 Sessions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-4 Process.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-4.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-6 Registrar and assistants; appointment, tenure, powers, and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-7 Registrar; powers, duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-7.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-8 Registrar may act in any circuit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-8.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-9 Assistant registrars; powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-9.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-10 Registrar and assistants; oath, accounts, absence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-10.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-11 Examiners of title; appointment, removal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-11.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-12 Salaries and expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-12.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-13 Validity of facsimile signature.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-13.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-20.5 Rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-20.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-21 Registration application; by whom made.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-21.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 501-22 Filing; memorandum to be recorded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T28_C501_S501-22.md)

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