Get Hawaii Notary Acknowledgment Form

The Hawaii All-Purpose Acknowledgment certificate may be used when an individual is signing and acknowledging either on his or her own behalf, or in a representative capacity. Pad of 100 certificates.

A notary must sign the notary's official signature in the same manner as it appears on the notary's seal. For example, if the notary's name is "John Doe" on the notary's seal, he signs in the same form, i.e., "John Doe" and not "J. Doe".

For an acknowledgment, the notary certifies that the signer personally appeared before the notary. The signer is positively identified and acknowledges signing the document of the signer's own free act and deed. For a jurat, the notary certifies that the signer personally appeared before the notary.

With an Oath, the affiant is swearing to the content of a document. With an Acknowledgment, the affiant is acknowledging that he/she did sign the document.

Application for a notary public commission is made online at https://notary.ehawaii.gov. You will need to set up an eHawaii.gov account at https://login.ehawaii.gov prior to submitting your application.

The Hawaii All-Purpose Acknowledgment certificate may be used when an individual is signing and acknowledging either on his or her own behalf, or in a representative capacity. Pad of 100 certificates.

A Hawaii notary acknowledgment form is a statement of certification completed by a notary public, or other public officials, who can attest to the authenticity of the signatures on a document.

Acknowledgement lets someone know you notice their presence and contribution. Appreciation says, “Thank You” for their efforts. Affirmation takes acknowledgement and appreciation further by reinforcing the desired behaviours of the other person.