Territory of Hawaii) has exclusive jurisdiction in the Hawaiʻi State Judiciary over cases involving registered land titles.
Notice of liens, mortgages, long-term leases, easements, servitudes or other encumbrances on the land is recorded on the Certificate of Title.
The application is formally a legal case in a court of record, with required notice to all affected persons, and rights of appeal.
Registered title to land is guaranteed by the State (and a special trust fund) to be solid ("good against the whole world") and is rarely challenged.
Original applications to register new land parcels have become rare in Hawaii in recent years.