Hawaii Notary Fee Calculator (2026)
A Hawaii notary may not charge more than the maximum fees set by HRS § 456-17. Choose the notarial act and the number of names or signatures below to see the statutory cap, with a line-by-line breakdown and the exact code reference. These are maximums, so a notary may always charge less or waive the fee.
A Hawaii notary may charge up to $5 for most notarial acts, with the maximums fixed by the Legislature in HRS § 456-17. The calculator above returns the statutory ceiling for the act and count you choose. Hawaii enumerates a separate maximum for each kind of act rather than a single flat cap, and adds a single higher fee of $25 for any act performed for a remotely located individual.
What are the maximum notary fees in Hawaii?
Under HRS § 456-17 a Hawaii notary may charge no more than $5 for taking an acknowledgment per party signing, no more than $5 for administering an oath or affirmation including the certificate, no more than $5 for every deposition or official certificate or copy, and no more than $5 for noting a protest and for each notice and certified copy of the protest. Affixing the certificate of acknowledgment to each duplicate original beyond the first is capped at $2.50. No fee may be charged for an oath of loyalty.
How much can a Hawaii notary charge for a remote notarization?
A Hawaii notary may charge a flat $25 for any of the section 456-17 acts performed for a remotely located individual, that is, a remote online notarization. This single $25 figure replaces the underlying in-person fee for that act rather than adding to it, and it is the highest notarial fee Hawaii allows. Remote online notarization itself is authorised under the part of HRS chapter 456 added by Act 54, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020.
Are these fixed prices or ceilings?
They are ceilings. A Hawaii notary may charge less than the statutory maximum, but an overcharge is a violation of law. A notary may also charge for unofficial services, but may not bundle notarial and other services into a single round sum. A notary who charges fees must hold a State general excise tax license, because notarial fees are gross income subject to the general excise tax.
Does a Hawaii notary have to record the fee?
Yes. A Hawaii notary must keep a record book of every official act, and for each act the entry must include the fee, if any, charged by the notary, alongside the date and type of act, the document, and the identity details of each signer and witness. Recording the fee in the journal is the notary's own evidence that the charge stayed within the section 456-17 caps, and the record book is admissible as evidence of the act.
Common questions
How much can a notary charge in Hawaii?
A Hawaii notary may charge up to $5 for most acts, including taking an acknowledgment per party signing, administering an oath or affirmation, a deposition or certified copy, and noting a protest, under HRS § 456-17. Each duplicate-original certificate beyond the first is $2.50, and an act for a remotely located individual is a flat $25.
How much is a remote online notarization in Hawaii?
A Hawaii notary may charge a flat $25 for any notarial act performed for a remotely located individual under HRS § 456-17. This remote fee replaces the in-person fee for the act rather than adding to it, and it is the highest notarial fee Hawaii permits.
Does Hawaii charge a separate fee for a jurat or certified copy?
Hawaii does not list a standalone jurat fee. A jurat is priced under the $5 oath or affirmation line in HRS § 456-17, and the $5 certified-copy figure applies to a deposition, official certificate or copy and to a certified copy of a protest. There is no separate higher fee for an ordinary jurat in Hawaii.
Is it illegal for a Hawaii notary to overcharge?
Yes. Under HRS § 456-17 a Hawaii notary's charges for official services must be limited to the prescribed fees, and an overcharge is a violation of law. A notary may charge less than the maximum, but charging above the statutory cap is a basis for discipline by the Department of the Attorney General.