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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 501-172

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

Nothing in this chapter shall in any way affect or impair the jurisdiction of a circuit court to license a guardian to sell, mortgage, or convey registered land for any purpose for which a license may be granted in the case of unregistered land. The purchaser or mortgagee taking a deed executed in pursuance of a license is entitled to a new certificate of title, or memorandum of registration, on presenting the purchaser’s or mortgagee’s deed to the assistant registrar.