Hawaii: business records and regulators
Where to look a business up in Hawaii, where to search the UCC filings against it, and the offices that regulate banks, lenders and securities there.
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Hawaii records and regulators
Business search
Look a business up in the state's register of businesses.
UCC search
Find the UCC filings against a business: the financing statements lenders file to record a lien on its assets, such as a blanket lien.
Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances: online services (opens in a new tab)
In Hawaii, UCC requests are handled by the Bureau of Conveyances, part of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Its document search needs a free account; copies of documents are paid for.
Banking and lending regulator
Oversees the banks the state charters. Check its site for the lender and broker licenses the state requires.
Securities regulator
The state office for securities offerings, brokers and investment advisers.
Find a lender in Hawaii
Official lists of the lenders that work in Hawaii. Each opens on its own site, filtered to Hawaii where the list allows it.
SBA 504 lenders (Certified Development Companies) (opens in a new tab)
The nonprofit lenders that make SBA 504 loans for property and big equipment, from the SBA's own list, filtered to the state.
SBA microloan lenders (opens in a new tab)
Nonprofit lenders that make SBA microloans of up to $50,000, from the SBA's own list, filtered to the state.
SBA Lender Match (opens in a new tab)
The SBA's own matching tool: you answer a few questions about your business on its site, and two business days later it gives you a list of the lenders interested; some may contact you. It is not a loan application. What you type goes to the SBA and those lenders, not to us.
Certified CDFIs (community lenders) (opens in a new tab)
The CDFI Fund's list of every certified community development financial institution (CDFI): loan funds, banks and credit unions. Download the list and sort it by the State column.
The FDIC's BankFind: search for the banks with offices in the state.
Credit unions (opens in a new tab)
The NCUA's credit union locator. Credit unions lend to their members, so check who can join.
Before you sign with any lender, check it is licensed: see the banking and lending regulator above, and Check a lender or platform. A few national lenders and platforms are named, with how they were chosen, in the provider directory.
State rules for Hawaii on our route pages
- Business line of credit: On a business loan the parties can agree any rate in writing, unless another law forbids it. A business loan of $250,000 or less secured on a person's main home is held to 12% a year, or 24% if the lender is a bank or other financial institution regulated under chapter 412 of Hawaii's statutes (other than a trust company or credit union). Hawaii's installment lender license covers only consumer loans. (Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-4: rate by written contract; Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-1: definitions (home business loan); Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1: installment loans, definitions)
- Equipment loans and finance agreements: On a business loan the parties can agree any rate in writing, unless another law forbids it. A business loan of $250,000 or less secured on a person's main home is held to 12% a year, or 24% if the lender is a bank or other financial institution regulated under chapter 412 of Hawaii's statutes (other than a trust company or credit union). Hawaii's installment lender license covers only consumer loans. (Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-4: rate by written contract; Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-1: definitions (home business loan); Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1: installment loans, definitions)
- Online business loans: On a business loan the parties can agree any rate in writing, unless another law forbids it. A business loan of $250,000 or less secured on a person's main home is held to 12% a year, or 24% if the lender is a bank or other financial institution regulated under chapter 412 of Hawaii's statutes (other than a trust company or credit union). Hawaii's installment lender license covers only consumer loans. (Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-4: rate by written contract; Hawaii Revised Statutes 478-1: definitions (home business loan); Hawaii Revised Statutes 480J-1: installment loans, definitions)
Sources
- DCCA Hawaii: Business Search & Documents (business name search, licensee search and complaint history) · checked October 20, 2026
- Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances: home page (researches UCC requests) · checked October 20, 2026
- Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances: Online Services (Document Search & Ordering system) · checked October 20, 2026
- DCCA Hawaii: Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) · checked October 20, 2026
- DCCA Hawaii: Securities (regulatory oversight over the securities industry and franchises in the state) · checked October 20, 2026