Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 431P-20

(a) Subject to the approval of the commissioner, the board may activate, reduce, or terminate the collection of a temporary recording fee as provided in this section.

(b) The temporary recording fee shall be imposed on each document that is recorded with the bureau of conveyances or filed with the assistant registrar of the land court of the State.

(c) If the board establishes or reactivates the temporary recording fee, the board shall:

(d) The temporary recording fee shall not apply to documents recorded or filed for parcels in the agricultural land use district pursuant to section 205-2.

(e) Notwithstanding the amount or time period established under subsection (c)(1) or (2), the board at any time may:

(f) The temporary recording fee shall be submitted to and collected by the bureau of conveyances or the assistant registrar of the land court of the State.  All proceeds realized from the collection of the fee shall be deposited into a separate account of the hurricane reserve trust fund.

(g) The temporary recording fee shall be in addition to any applicable fees under chapter 501 or 502.