§456-2  Qualifications; oath.  Every
person appointed a notary public shall, at the time of the person's
appointment, be a resident of the State, possess the other qualifications
required of public officers and be at least eighteen years of age.  Every person
appointed to that office shall, before entering thereon, take and subscribe an
oath for the faithful discharge of the person's duties, which oath shall be
filed in the department of the attorney general. [CC 1859, §1267; RL 1925,
§3175; RL 1935, §5201; am L 1941, c 322, §2; am L 1943, c 173, pt of §1; RL
1945, §7662; RL 1955, §168-2; am L 1965, c 248, §1; HRS §456-2; am L 1972, c 2,
§22; am L 1976, c 146, §1; am L 1978, c 122, §2; gen ch 1985]



 



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  For discussion of residence qualification, see The New
Resident:  Hawaii's Second-Class Citizen, Steven K. Christensen, 5 HBJ 77.