Hawaii · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, Unclaimed Property Program holds money that businesses could not return to its owners. Here is how to search, what proof you need and how long it takes.
Search Hawaii's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in HawaiiSearch by name on the state's website, or call the office and ask them to search for you.
Fill out and sign a Claim for Return of Property Presumed Abandoned form. Every claimant must sign.
Get your signature notarized if the claim is $50 or more, or if it is for stock, mutual fund shares or safe deposit box contents.
Attach a copy of your photo ID and a document that ties you to the reported address or company.
Mail everything to P.O. Box 150, Honolulu, HI 96810. The office will tell you if it needs more.
Send the claim form, your photo ID, proof the deceased owned the property, a death certificate, and trust or probate papers showing your authority. If there is no trust or probate and the estate in Hawaii is worth $100,000 or less, you can use a notarized Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property of the Decedent instead, plus an original certified death certificate and proof of your relationship (birth, death or marriage certificates).
A finder agreement is void if signed between the date the property is presumed abandoned and 24 months after it is turned over to the state. After that, the agreement must be in writing, describe the property and services, be signed by you, and show the value before and after the fee. A fee above 25% of the property's value cannot be enforced against you, and you can sue to cut it to 25%.
Law: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 523A-25
Claiming is free. Your state never charges a fee to search or to claim. Be careful with letters, calls or texts that ask for a fee, a percentage or your bank login to release money. Search the official state site yourself.
Search every other state where you lived or worked. Some money, like old savings bonds and IRS refunds, is held by federal agencies.
Money that businesses could not return to you and had to hand over to a state, such as old bank accounts and insurance policies. USA.gov says state governments hold most unclaimed money.
Official siteOld paper or electronic U.S. savings bonds that were never cashed, including bonds that have matured and stopped earning interest (EE and I bonds earn interest for up to 30 years), plus lost, stolen or destroyed bonds.
Official siteTax refunds owed to people who never filed a federal tax return for a year, often because they earned little and were not required to file. The IRS says taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim a refund; after that the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Official siteSearch the official database run by the Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance, Unclaimed Property Program. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Hawaii.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. A finder agreement is void if signed between the date the property is presumed abandoned and 24 months after it is turned over to the state. After that, the agreement must be in writing, describe the property and services, be signed by you, and show the value before and after the fee. A fee above 25% of the property's value cannot be enforced against you, and you can sue to cut it to 25%.
Send the claim form, your photo ID, proof the deceased owned the property, a death certificate, and trust or probate papers showing your authority. If there is no trust or probate and the estate in Hawaii is worth $100,000 or less, you can use a notarized Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property of the Decedent instead, plus an original certified death certificate and proof of your relationship (birth, death or marriage certificates).
The program says claims are handled in the order received; incomplete forms or missing documents delay them. No time frame is given.
Last checked: Oct 2026.