HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s attorney general has charged two men with stealing three properties, but investigators say a Kalihi lot may be one of about a dozen others taken as part of a much larger deed fraud scheme.
“This, based on my investigation, appears to be something that’s happening on a pretty massive scale,” said Mark Valencia, an attorney representing a deed forgery victim.
Forged signatures target deceased owners
Valencia’s client owned a lot on Self Lane until October 2024, when he says her deceased mother’s signature was forged along with a forged notary signature and seal.
State investigators found similar patterns in eight properties spanning from Waianae and Nanakuli to Wahiawa, Aiea, town and Hawaii Kai. Valencia says he’s been told that’s just the beginning…