Under Hawaii law, notarial acts include administering an ______, ___________, or __________.

• A. oath; affirmation; affidavit
• B. note; mortgage; lien
• C. deed; will; contract
• D. contract; warranty; assignment

Answer: (A)

The main idea is what acts a Hawaii notary public is authorized to perform. In Hawaii, notarial acts involve handling sworn statements, specifically administering oaths or affirmations and taking affidavits. The trio oath, affirmation, and affidavit covers the common ways a person can swear to the truth of a statement in a document, with an oath being a solemn promise (often religious), an affirmation serving as a non-religious alternative, and an affidavit being the written sworn statement itself that the notary witnesses. The other options refer to documents or instruments (notes, mortgages, liens, deeds, wills, contracts) rather than the notarial acts themselves.