Under Hawaii law, the duties include ______ a protest.

• A. Noting
• B. Drafting
• C. Witnessing
• D. Attaching

Answer: (A)

Noting a protest is the act of officially recording the dishonor of a negotiable instrument (such as a check, draft, or promissory note) and providing a protest certificate. In Hawaii, this is a recognized notarial duty because the protest creates a formal record that preserves the holder’s rights to pursue collection or other remedies. The protest documents the instrument’s nonpayment or nonacceptance, along with the date and details, which can be crucial for later legal steps. Drafting a protest would involve creating the text of the protest itself, which isn’t the typical duty described here; witnessing relates to attesting signatures, and attaching isn’t the function in question.