NEW HAWAII NOTARY PRACTICE EXAM
WITH Q&A NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE!!!
Notarial Record Book
--ANSWER--1) The type, date, and time of day of the notarial act;
2) The title or type and date of the document or proceeding;
3) The signature, printed name, and address of each person whose signature
is notarized and of each witness;
4) Other parties to the instrument; and
5) The manner in which the signer was identified.
All copies or certificates granted by the notary shall be under the notary's hand
and notarial seal, and shall be received as evidence of such transactions.
information page
--ANSWER--1) the notary public's name
2) business address
3) commission number & commission
4) expiration date
5) the book number
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,6) and the beginning and ending dates of the notarial acts recorded in that
book.
Disposition of Notarial Record Books
--ANSWER--The records of each notary public shall be deposited with the
Attorney General upon the
resignation, death, expiration of each term of office, or removal from or
abandonment of office
Notary Public
--ANSWER--"public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by the
notary's hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give
them credit and authenticity in foreign
jurisdictions, to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and
certify them, and to perform
certain official acts, chiefly in commercial matters."
Why Documents Are Notarized
--ANSWER--A document is notarized in order to protect persons signing an
important document. It assures the
parties to an agreement that this particular document and no other is the
authentic document which is intended to be given full force and effect.
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,Protest--ANSWER--a "formal declaration made by a person in interest or
concerned in some act about to be done, or already performed, whereby the
person expresses the person's dissent or disapproval, or affirms the act against
the person's will
Obligations and Limitations
--ANSWER--As a general rule, a notary public cannot certify to, or act in, a
matter in which the notary has a personal interest. 66 C.J.S. Notaries § 14. A
notary should never, under any circumstances, notarize the notary's own
signature.
Civil and Criminal Liability
--ANSWER--A notary who willfully and knowingly breaches the notary's
official duty may be liable to one injured as a result. A notary may be also liable
for a negligent performance of duty resulting in an injury
Extortion
--ANSWER--the wresting of anything of value from another by duress, force, or
by any undue exercise of power.
Forgery--ANSWER-- the fraudulent making or altering of a writing, with the
intent to deceive another
and prejudice the person in some right
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, Perjury --ANSWER--making, in an official proceeding, under an oath required
or authorized by law, a
false statement which the person does not believe to be true
Subornation --ANSWER-- the willful and corrupt procuring of another to
commit perjury
notary certification--ANSWER--
1. Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;
2. The printed name and stamp or seal of the notary public;
3. Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
4. Identification or description of the document being notarized, placed in
close proximity to the acknowledgment or jurat; and
5. A statement of the number of pages and date of the document
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be:
--ANSWER--
1. A United States citizen, or a national or permanent resident alien of the
U.S. who diligently seekscitizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S.
citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
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WITH Q&A NEWLY MODIFIED 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE!!!
Notarial Record Book
--ANSWER--1) The type, date, and time of day of the notarial act;
2) The title or type and date of the document or proceeding;
3) The signature, printed name, and address of each person whose signature
is notarized and of each witness;
4) Other parties to the instrument; and
5) The manner in which the signer was identified.
All copies or certificates granted by the notary shall be under the notary's hand
and notarial seal, and shall be received as evidence of such transactions.
information page
--ANSWER--1) the notary public's name
2) business address
3) commission number & commission
4) expiration date
5) the book number
Page 1 of 63
,6) and the beginning and ending dates of the notarial acts recorded in that
book.
Disposition of Notarial Record Books
--ANSWER--The records of each notary public shall be deposited with the
Attorney General upon the
resignation, death, expiration of each term of office, or removal from or
abandonment of office
Notary Public
--ANSWER--"public officer whose function is to attest and certify, by the
notary's hand and official seal, certain classes of documents, in order to give
them credit and authenticity in foreign
jurisdictions, to take acknowledgments of deeds and other conveyances, and
certify them, and to perform
certain official acts, chiefly in commercial matters."
Why Documents Are Notarized
--ANSWER--A document is notarized in order to protect persons signing an
important document. It assures the
parties to an agreement that this particular document and no other is the
authentic document which is intended to be given full force and effect.
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,Protest--ANSWER--a "formal declaration made by a person in interest or
concerned in some act about to be done, or already performed, whereby the
person expresses the person's dissent or disapproval, or affirms the act against
the person's will
Obligations and Limitations
--ANSWER--As a general rule, a notary public cannot certify to, or act in, a
matter in which the notary has a personal interest. 66 C.J.S. Notaries § 14. A
notary should never, under any circumstances, notarize the notary's own
signature.
Civil and Criminal Liability
--ANSWER--A notary who willfully and knowingly breaches the notary's
official duty may be liable to one injured as a result. A notary may be also liable
for a negligent performance of duty resulting in an injury
Extortion
--ANSWER--the wresting of anything of value from another by duress, force, or
by any undue exercise of power.
Forgery--ANSWER-- the fraudulent making or altering of a writing, with the
intent to deceive another
and prejudice the person in some right
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, Perjury --ANSWER--making, in an official proceeding, under an oath required
or authorized by law, a
false statement which the person does not believe to be true
Subornation --ANSWER-- the willful and corrupt procuring of another to
commit perjury
notary certification--ANSWER--
1. Date of notarization and signature of the notary public;
2. The printed name and stamp or seal of the notary public;
3. Identification of the jurisdiction in which the notarial act is performed;
4. Identification or description of the document being notarized, placed in
close proximity to the acknowledgment or jurat; and
5. A statement of the number of pages and date of the document
In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be:
--ANSWER--
1. A United States citizen, or a national or permanent resident alien of the
U.S. who diligently seekscitizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S.
citizenship
2. A Hawaii resident
3. At least 18 years old
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