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  1. A Hawaii notary is contacted by a party to a transaction that was notarized two years ago, who wants a copy of the journal entry. Must the notary provide this?

    Answer: No — third parties and even signers generally cannot demand journal copies without legal process

    Hawaii notary journals are not freely accessible to the public or even to signers. Access typically requires legal process such as a subpoena.

  2. A Hawaii notary inadvertently makes an error in a journal entry. How should this be corrected?

    Answer: Draw a single line through the error, write the correction, and initial it

    Journal errors should be corrected by lining through the mistake (so the original is still legible), writing the correct information, and initialing the correction.

  3. A Hawaii notary is subpoenaed to produce their notary journal in court proceedings. What should the notary do?

    Answer: Comply with the subpoena and produce the requested records

    A notary must comply with a valid court subpoena for their journal records. Destruction of records subject to a subpoena is obstruction of justice.

  4. A Hawaii notary performs an online remote notarization. Where must records of that RON session be kept?

    Answer: In an electronic journal and as an audio-video recording for the required retention period

    Remote online notarizations in Hawaii require an electronic journal entry and an audio-video recording of the session, retained for the required period.

  5. What must be included in a Hawaii notary's journal entry when using a credible witness to identify a signer?

    Answer: The witness's name, address, and ID information, in addition to the signer's information

    When a credible witness is used to identify the signer, the journal entry must include the witness's identifying information as well as the signer's.

  6. A Hawaii notary is asked to sign and seal a notarial certificate that will be attached to a document notarized by a different notary. Is this permissible?

    Answer: No — a notary may only certify acts they personally performed

    A notary can only certify notarial acts they personally performed. Signing a certificate for another notary's work is fraud.