# Hawaii — Notary public commission term length by US state — how many years a commission lasts before it must be renewed, quoted from the state's own statute

For Hawaii, commission term is The term of commission of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary public's commission; statute is HRS § 456-1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Hawaii _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Commission term:** The term of commission of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary public's commission _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** HRS § 456-1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The term of commission of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary public's commission, unless sooner removed by the attorney general for cause after the opportunity for hearing

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Statute

> RL 1955, §168-1; am L 1959, c 4, §1; HRS §456-1; am L 1978, c 122, §1

## Source

- https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol10_Ch0436-0474/HRS0456/HRS_0456-0001.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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