Recording a Deed or Document in Hawaii County, HI

Hawaii County (population 200,629) records real-property documents through the Bureau of Conveyances, State of Hawaii. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.

Hawaii County recorder — contact

Recording office: Bureau of Conveyances, State of Hawaii
Mailing address: Bureau of Conveyances, P.O. Box 2867, Honolulu, HI 96803
Phone: (808) 587-0147
Recording hours: Mon–Fri 7:45–4:30; documents recorded 8:01 a.m.–3:29 p.m.
Website: dlnr.hawaii.gov/boc
Checks payable to: Bureau of Conveyances
Electronic recording: Paper / mail

Hawaii County recording fees

First page / base fee: $41.00 per document up to 50 pages (Regular System); $36.00 (Land Court)
Additional pages: Flat $106.00 for documents of 51 pages or more (Regular System); $101.00 (Land Court)
Other fees: Land Court: Certificate of Title $50.00, extra memorandum $5.00; certified copies $10.00 plus $1.00/page plus $10.00 processing
Transfer tax on deeds: State conveyance tax $0.10–$1.00 per $100 by price tier ($0.15–$1.25 for homes without homeowner exemption); file Form P-64A and pay to the Bureau of Conveyances

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bureau of Conveyances, State of Hawaii before you mail a check.

What Hawaii County requires

Page formatting: 8.5 x 11 paper, single-sided, pages numbered consecutively, total pages stated on page 1, stapled once at upper left; top 3.5 inches of page 1 reserved for recording, next 1 inch for return address
Cover sheet: Optional BOC cover sheet; may be attached to make a non-conforming first page compliant
Submission & return: Mailed back in a self-addressed stamped envelope you include; for a conformed copy, send a copy and 2 stamped envelopes

Checked against official Hawaii County and Hawaii sources on October 6, 2026: dlnr.hawaii.gov, files.hawaii.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.

Can you e-record in Hawaii County?

Hawaii County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.

How to record a document in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Prepare the document so it meets Hawaii County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
Submit by mail to Bureau of Conveyances, State of Hawaii.
Pay the recording fee, payable to Bureau of Conveyances.
Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

Looking up a Hawaii County property

Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hawaii County property are searchable at County of Hawai'i Real Property Tax Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.

Filing with Jurably in Hawaii

Hawaii isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.