What an excellent point! That would be really easy to find out with a simple title search of the address. Every mortgage would be recorded as a first deed of trust (or whatever HI calls them) at the court house. Any HI FReepers near that court house?
You’re right. If that property or any property close-by had a mortgage on it, the courthouse would have that information. I’m assuming some enterprising young journalist has already checked that out but...
Is there a Hawaii ping list?