§501-23  Application, form, and contents. 
The application shall be in writing, signed, and sworn to by the applicant or
by some person duly authorized in the applicant's behalf.  If there is more
than one applicant, the application shall be signed and sworn to by, or in
behalf of, each.  It shall contain a description of the land, with a statement
of the estate or interest of the applicant in the land.  It shall state whether
the applicant is married, and if married, the name in full of the wife or husband,
the time and place of marriage, and the name and office of the officer
performing the marriage ceremony; and if unmarried, whether the applicant has
been married, and if so, when and how the marriage relation terminated; and if
by divorce, when, where, and by what court the divorce was granted.  It shall
also state the name in full and the address of the applicant and also the names
and addresses of the adjoining owners and occupants, if known; and if not
known, it shall state what search has been made to find them.  If the applicant
has been known by more than one name, the applicant shall state all the
applicant's names in full.  It may be in form as follows:



 



State of
Hawaii.



To the Honorable Judge of the Land Court:



I (or we), the undersigned, hereby apply to
have the land herein described brought under the operation and provisions of
chapter 501 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and to have my (or our) title
therein registered and confirmed as an absolute (qualified or possessory)
title.  And I (or we) declare:



(1)  That I am (or we are) the owner (or owners) in
fee simple of a certain parcel of land, with the buildings (if any, and if not,
strike out the clause), situate in (here insert accurate description).



(2)  That the land at the last assessment for taxation
was assessed at....dollars; and the buildings (if any) at....dollars.



(3)  That I (or we) do not know of any mortgage or encumbrance
affecting the land, or that any other person has any estate or interest
therein, legal or equitable, in possession, remainder, reversion, or
expectancy.  (If any, add "other than as follows," and set forth each
clearly.)



(4)  That I (or we) obtained title (if by deed, state
name of grantor, date, and place of record, and file the deed, or state reason
for not filing.  If in any other way, state it).



(5)  That the land is....occupied (state name in full,
residence and post office address of occupant and the nature of the occupancy. 
If unoccupied, insert "not").



(6)  That the names in full and addresses as far as
known to me (or us) of the occupants of all lands adjoining the land are as
follows:  (give post office address, street, and number wherever possible.  If
names not known, state whether inquiry has been made, and what inquiry.)



(7)  That the names and addresses so far as known to
me (or us) of the owners of all lands adjoining above land are as follows: 
(same directions as above.)



(8)  That I am (or we are) married (follow literally
the directions given in section 501-23.)



(9)  That my (or our) full name (or names), residence
and post office address are as follows:



 



Dated: ............ (Schedule of documents.)



 



.......................



(Signature).



 



State of Hawaii  }  ss.



 



Dated:  ...............



 



Then personally appeared the above
named................... known to me to be the signer (or signers) of the
foregoing application, and made oath before me, that the statements made
therein, so far as made of the signer (or signers) own knowledge are true, and
so far as made upon information and belief, that the signer (or signers)
believes them to be true.



 



...................,
Notary Public.



 



[L 1903, c 56, §21; am L 1913, c 21, §1 and c 126,
§2; RL 1925, §3210; RL 1935, §5014; RL 1945, §12614; RL 1955, §342-15; HRS
§501-23; gen ch 1985; am L 2006, c 38, §11]



 



Rules of Court



 



  Applications, see RLC rule 6.



 



Case Notes



 



  Form given is permissive.  21 H. 175, 178.



  Where claim is for fee simple absolute but source of title
given in the application is legally insufficient, in absence of objection to
source of title raised before the hearing any evidence in support of fee simple
title should be received and matter of amendment should be held in abeyance
until evidence all in.  21 H. 175.



  Cited, as to required information concerning marital status. 
35 H. 816, 825.