How to Become a Notary in Hawaii: Requirements, Fees and Bond

Hawaii notaries are commissioned through: Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Notary Public Office. The commission term is not stated as a single figure in the official source. Whether a bond is required was not confirmed from the official source. The application fee is $20. Remote online notarization is allowed. Fields shown as not verified were not found on the official source; check the source page below.

Hawaii notary data, one row per field
State	Hawaii
Abbreviation	HI
Commissioning office	Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, Notary Public Office
Commission term	Not verified from the official source
Surety bond required	Not verified from the official source
Bond amount	Not verified from the official source
Application fee	$20
Maximum fee, acknowledgment	Not verified from the official source
Maximum fee, jurat	Not verified from the official source
Fee note	Non-refundable $20 application fee (HAR 5-11-46); remote online notary applications carry the same $20. Fee schedule PDF with notarial act caps was not retrieved.
Remote online notarization (RON) allowed	Yes
Maximum RON fee	Not verified from the official source
Training required	Not verified from the official source
Exam required	Yes
Minimum age	18
Residency rule	Hawaii resident; must be a U.S. citizen or qualifying permanent resident per the AG
Official source	`https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/`
Additional official sources	`https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Notary-Fee-Schedule-2020.pdf`
Last verified	2026-10-12
Notes on how the row was compiled	Hawaii notaries are commissioned by the Attorney General, not the Lieutenant Governor. Closed-book written exam confirmed on the page. RON requires an active notary commission first. Not found, so null: term, bond, notarial act fee caps, RON fee cap, training.

Official source (plain text, copy into your browser): https://ag.hawaii.gov/notaries-public/

Last verified: 2026-10-12