In Hawaii, to be eligible for a notary public commission, the applicant must be: 1. A United States citizen, or a national or permanent resident alien of the U.S. who diligently seeks citizenship upon becoming eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship; 2. A Hawaii resident; and 3. At least 18 years old Notary Public is a public officer whose functions include (1) administering oaths; (2) witnessing the signing of documents; (3) attesting to the identity of the signers of the document; (4) noting protests; and (5) taking acknowledgments of documents. Alter means to change by means of erasure, obliteration, deletion, insertion of new content, or transposition on content "Personally knowing" having a acquaintance, derived from association with the individual which establishes the individual's identity with at least a reasonable certainty "Proof of the signer's signature and identity means proof evidenced by production of a current identification card or document issued by the United States, this State, any other state or a national government that contains the bearer's photograph and signature Appointment 1) The attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, appoint and commission such number of notaries public for the State as the attorney general deems necessary for the public good and convenience. Term The term of office of a notary public shall be four years from the date of the notary's commission, unless sooner Renewal Each notary public shall be responsible for renewing the notary public's commission on a timely basis and satisfying the renewal requirements provided by law. If NOT, commission may be forfeited, if the attorney general finds that the failure was done knowingly; provided that a forfeited commission may be restored by the attorney general within one year after the date of forfeiture upon compliance with the