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Find Your Hawaii Unclaimed Money

It's not just the 48 contiguous states who are in on the unclaimed money bonanaza! Hawaii has a money pie worth a HUNDRED MILLION dollars, to be sliced up among Hawaiian citizens.

"Right now, we're holding $140 million that has been accumulated over a number of years," says Scott Kami of the State Budget and Finance Department. "We normally get in $10 to $15 million a year and only give out about $6 million."

As with most states, Hawaii lost money goes largely unclaimed for a variety of reasons. For starters, most people simply don't believe that unclaimed property is real, and of those that are in the know, simply don't know how to search for it properly.

Search For HI Unclaimed Money

Discover All Property That May Be Owed To You

Hawaii's Department of Budget and Finance defines Hawaii unclaimed money this way:

Abandoned property commonly includes dormant (no activity for 5 years) checking and savings accounts, uncashed checks, stock certificates, and contents of safe deposit boxes. This program is administered under the provisions of Chapter 523A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).

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Because records can be added at any time, it's important that you don't just search for your Hawaii unclaimed property once and call it quits. Searching often for unclaimed funds is the name of the game.

Additionally, there are ways to track down your cash before it's been turned over to the state, but not all unclaimed money database websites will teach you how.

What Do You See Your HI Unclaimed Money Doing For You?

Some People Are Owed So Much They Could Make A Grass Skirt Out Of IT

At the risk of sounding like Smokey Bear, it's true that "only you" can take back YOUR own gov unclaimed money in Hawaii. But I can help you learn how to search thoroughly. I can also show you images of what you cash might look like to get you motivated.