HAWAII NOTARY PUBLIC EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S
Question : Notary Public
CORRECT ANSWER: A public officer whose functions
include: administering oaths, witnessing signing of
documents, attesting to identity of signers, noting protests and taking acknowledgements.
Question : Hawaii Notary
CORRECT ANSWER: Hawaii Resident, 18 years of age,
U.S. Citizen
Question : Appointment and Tenure
CORRECT ANSWER: Appointed/Commissioned by
Attorney General for a term of 4 years.
Question : Official Oath
CORRECT ANSWER: Hawaii Notary is required to take
and subscribe an oath for the faithful execution of his/her duties.
Question : Seal
CORRECT ANSWER: Must be round, not more than 2.5
inches diameter. Must have an uneven border and have the
notary name, commission number, state of Hawaii and the words Notary Public.
Question : Official Signature
CORRECT ANSWER: Signed Name, Printed Name,
Expiration date of Commission.
Question : Commission
CORRECT ANSWER: Must file copy of commission,
impression of seal and official signature with county clerk of your jurisdiction.
Question : Authentication
CORRECT ANSWER: County clerk verifying notary
commission on file.
Question : Bond
CORRECT ANSWER: 1,000 surety bond required. Filed
and approved by circuit court judge.
Question : Record Book
CORRECT ANSWER: Type, time date of act. Title or type,
date of doc. or proceeding. Signature, printed name and address of each signer and witness. Other parties to instrument and manner in which signer was identified.
Question : Government Notary
CORRECT ANSWER: Serves in matters pertaining to gov.
No fees or bond.
Question : Duties of Hawaii Notary
CORRECT ANSWER: Taking acknowledgments,
administering oaths, affirmations or affidavits, taking depositions, noting protests.
Question : Oath / Affirmation
CORRECT ANSWER: Verbal pledge that statements made
are true. Oath hand on bible, affirmation not on bible.
Question : Affidavit
CORRECT ANSWER: A signed statement sworn to by
signer before notary or other officer authorized to administer oaths.
Question : Affiant
CORRECT ANSWER: Person who signs affidavit.
Question : Acknowledgment
CORRECT ANSWER: A formal declaration before an
authorized official by a person who has executed a document that the execution was done by the persons free act and deed.
Question : Information Page
CORRECT ANSWER: Notary Name, Business Address,
commission number, commission exp date, book number, beginning and ending dates of acts in book.
Question : Protest
CORRECT ANSWER: Formal statement in writing by
notary under seal that a certain bill, exchange or promisary note was on a certain day presented for payment for acceptance and that such payment or acceptance was refused.
Question : Civil & Criminal Liability
CORRECT ANSWER: Willfully and knowingly breaching
duties, negligent performance resulting in injury. Extortion, Forgery, Pergery, Subornation.
Question : Extortion
CORRECT ANSWER: The wresting of anything of value
from another by Duress, Menace, Force or Undue exercise of power.
Question : Forgery
CORRECT ANSWER: Fraudulent making or altering of a
writing with intent to decieve another and prejudice him in some right.
