§502-82  Record or copy as evidence. 
The record of an instrument duly recorded, or a transcript thereof, duly
certified, may also be read in evidence, with like force and effect as the
original instrument.  Neither the certificate of acknowledgment, nor the proof
of any instrument, is conclusive, but may be rebutted, and the force and effect
thereof may be contested by any party affected thereby.  If the party
contesting the proof of an instrument makes it appear that the proof was taken
upon the oath of an interested or incompetent witness, neither the instrument
nor the record thereof shall be received in evidence until established by other
competent proof. [CC 1859, §1259; RL 1925, §3169; RL 1935, §5155; RL 1945,
§12755; RL 1955, §343-48; HRS §502-82]



 



Case Notes



 



  Record may be offered to impeach original by showing
alteration in description after recording.  14 H. 276, 278.



  Record or certified copy admissible though original produced.
14 H. 276, 277.



  Certificate not conclusive, 16 H. 294, 300.  See 18 H. 412,
413.



  Presumption of regularity raised by acknowledgment.  25 H.
470, 473; 49 H. 62, 73, 412 P.2d 326.