Haw. Rev. Stat. § 490:11-104: Transition provision on change of requirement of filing.

A security interest for the perfection of which filing or the taking of possession as required under old U.C.C. and which attached prior to the effective date of July 1, 1979 but was not perfected shall be deemed perfected on the effective date of the new U.C.C. if the new U.C.C. permits perfection without filing or authorized filing in the office or offices where a prior effective filing was made.