Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 3. Property; Family § 502-95

(1) In any case of a defect in the certification of the authority of the officer to take the acknowledgment or proof, at the time of taking and in the place where the same was taken (whether because of a defect in the officer's certificate or because of a defect in or failure to append the certificate of the officer's authority, when required), the burden shall be on the party relying on the record to prove the authority, in any proceeding where the fact is in dispute; and

(2) With respect to any interlineation, erasure, or other change, not initialed and noted as required by section 502-61, the burden shall be on the party relying on the record to prove that the change was made before acknowledgment of the instrument, in any proceeding where the fact is asserted by the party and is in dispute.