Wedding Info and Wedding Planner
Application to marry must be filed with a marriage license agent in the state. Both parties to the marriage must appear personally before the marriage license agent. Proxies are not allowed. Applications may not be mailed in to the agent. The license is good for 30 days from and including the date of its issuance, after which it becomes null and void.
Residence/Citizenship--There are no residence or citizenship requirements.
Age--The legal age to marry is 18 for males and females. However, with the written consent of both parents, legal guardian or family court, the male or female may be married at 16 or 17. Males and females at age 15 may marry with the written consent of both parents or legal guardian and the written approval of the judge of the family court. The parents or guardian do not have to reside in the state. Consent forms may be obtained from the marriage license agent.
Proof of age--A certified copy of a birth certificate must be presented for anyone 18 and under. For anyone 19 and over, proof of age may be requested in the form of an I.D. or driver's license.
Blood Relationship--Cousins may marry, but a blood relationship between the prospective bride and bridegroom cannot be closer than first cousins (for example: uncle-niece, half-brother-sister may not marry.)
Blood Tests-- Are Not Required.
Same sex marriages-- As of this writing, are still not legal in the United States.
Marriage officiant/clergymember must be licensed in the State of Hawai'i to perform the marriage ceremony. The license must be used only in the State of Hawai'i and is valid throughout the state. License may be applied for in Honolulu or in individual counties, however, county representatives are subject to change, local registrars are listed below, please contact them for current locations for filing application. (The Honolulu marriage license office is located in the State Health Department building.) The license fee is $25 and is payable in cash at time of filing the application. This fee is subject to change.
Kina'u Hale 1250 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 Monday- Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., except holidays Phone: (808) 586-4545
Kauai: (808) 241-3498 Maui, (Molokai, Lanai): (808) 984-8210 Big Island: (808) 974-6008 |
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