--- title: "Hawaii Notary Starter Kit: Exam, Bond, Record Book, RON" description: "For Hawaii notaries: justification and character letters, closed-book exam (80%), $20/$10/$100 fees, $1,000 bond at circuit court, 4-year term, HRS 456-17…" url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/toolkits/hi-notary-starter-kit" --- Document pack # Hawaii Notary Starter Kit: Attorney General Exam, $1,000 Bond, Circuit Court Filing, Record Book and RON Commission Hawaii notaries are commissioned by the Attorney General, after two letters, a closed-book exam and a bond filed at the circuit court. Fees are set act by act in HRS 456-17. This kit lays the process out island-wide. **$29** one time · 14-day full refund · Word and PDF · download link by email Buy now, $29 Free sample 🌙 The desk is asleep. The store never is. Every kit and ebook downloads the moment you pay, day or night. Questions get answered after we open in the morning. [Browse the store](/toolkits) Who it is for Hawaii residents writing their justification and character letters, applicants preparing for the Attorney General's exam, and Hawaii notaries applying for a remote online notary commission. Not the right fit if You aren't applying in Hawaii, or you need practice for the closed-book exam itself; the Hawaii Notary Exam Prep covers it. Why it is different - Lists every HRS 456-17 fee, including the $25 remote act fee. - Explains the justification and character letters. - Covers the soft-cover record book rules and 10-year retention. What is inside - **Letters, exam and the circuit court bond.** Eligibility, the two letters, the $20, $10 and $100 fees, the 80% exam and the $1,000 bond filing. - **456-17 fees, record book and round seal.** The act-by-act fee list, the excise tax note, record book format and 10-year retention, and seal rules. - **Remote online notary commission.** The separate RON commission, its fees, identity checks, X.509 certificate and 10-year recordings. - **Letters-to-filing checklist.** Letters, application, exam, commission fee, bond and court filing, in order. - **Hawaii fee tally.** The $20 application, $10 exam and $100 commission ($130 on a first pass) filled in, with blanks for the $1,000 bond, circuit court filing, seal and tax license. - **Record book practice pages.** Columns for the entries the Attorney General's Manual lists. A look inside ## The first pages, as you will get them [![Page 1 of the Becoming a Notary (Hawaii Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/hi-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp)](/img/toolkits/hi-notary-starter-kit/doc-1.webp) First page of Becoming a Notary [![Page 1 of the Fees ID Journal and Seal (Hawaii Notary Starter Kit)](/img/toolkits/hi-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp)](/img/toolkits/hi-notary-starter-kit/doc-2.webp) First page of Fees ID Journal and Seal Get it ## Hawaii Notary Starter Kit Or pay with PayPal Uses the email and terms box above. You get the same download link by email. ZIP code (for sales tax) Want every toolkit? The [toolkit membership](/membership) includes all of them, with a lower rate if you pay yearly. Get every update for a year, $29: the [Yearly Updates Pass](/updates-pass?kit=hi-notary-starter-kit) gives you each refreshed edition we release of the kits you own. One payment, no automatic renewal. Delivered as a zip of editable Word files and printable PDFs. For one business, your own use. General information and templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. General information from the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Department of the Attorney General, not legal advice. Confirm with the Notary Public Office. MCC Solutions is not affiliated with the State of Hawaii. Payment is handled by Stripe. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. Ways to get it ## Just this kit, or more This kit **$29 one time** HI Notary Starter Kit. Buy this kit Membership **$29 a month** Every kit and document pack in the store, including new ones. Cancel any time. [See the membership](/membership) Questions ## Common questions **What do I get and how is it delivered?** The HI Notary Starter Kit comes as a zip with six documents, each as an editable Word file and a printable PDF: Becoming a Notary, Fees, ID, Journal and Seal, Remote Notarization and Advertising, Startup Checklist, Fee and Supplies Budget, and Journal Pages. The download link arrives by email after payment. **Will it open on a Mac, Google Sheets or my phone?** The PDFs open in any PDF reader, including on a phone. To edit, open the Word files in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice on a Mac or PC. If a file will not open or something looks wrong, reply to your order email and we will make it right. If it is not right for you, email us within 14 days of buying for a full refund. **Is this legal or tax advice?** General information from the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Department of the Attorney General, not legal advice. **Do Hawaii notaries need a tax license?** If you charge, yes: the Attorney General's Manual requires a State general excise tax license, and your notary fees are subject to that tax. HRS 456-17 sets $5 for each party signing an acknowledgment. Free sample ### Try one page first Get a real page or file from this product by email. We send one confirmation email, and no series follows. 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