Hawaii Marriage License Info

     The information below explains what is required to apply for a marriage license in Hawai‘i. A marriage license application that can be downloaded in portable document format (pdf) is also included. Please read this carefully. Aloha and best wishes!

 

APPLYING FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE

Applications to marry must be filed with a marriage license agent in the state. The Honolulu marriage license office is located in the State Health Department building.

Kina`u Hale, 1250 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813

Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed on State Holidays. ( 2/19, 3/26, 4/6, 5/28, 6/11, 7/4, 8/17, 9/3, 11/12, 11/22, 12/25.)

Phone: (808) 586-4545

The Health Department Building is located on the North West corner of S. Beretania Street and Punchbowl Street.

Mapquest Map of Health Department Building

Call your local office of the Hawai`i Health Department for the names, addresses and telephone numbers of agents in the rural and suburban areas or on the neighbor islands.
 

Hawaii (Big Island)	-	(808) 974-6008
Kauai	-	(808) 241-3498
Maui	-	(808) 984-8210
Molokai	-	(808) 553-3663
Lanai	-	(808) 565-6411

 

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 marriage license is good for 30 days from and including the date of its issuance, after which it becomes null and void.

The license must be used only in the State of Hawai`i and is valid throughout the state.

The fee for a license is $60.00. The fee is payable only in cash at the time of filing the application. This fee is subject to change. After hours and Weekend Marriage License's are available at an additional fee.
 

AFTER HOURS LICENSING
To obtain a Marriage License during non-business hours, call an agent below to schedule an appointment. Callers: Please check for time zone differences!!! Hawaii does NOT observe daylight savings time. After hours licenses cost $65.00 and is payable in Cash Only.

Sherilynn (808) 523-1880 (Downtown) - Call between 5:30-7:30 p.m. HST)
Fusako (808) 455-1186 (Pearl City) - Call between 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. HST)
 

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR GETTING A

HAWAI‘I MARRIAGE LICENSE
 

Residence/Citizenship - There are no residence or citizenship requirements.

Age - The legal age to marry is 18 years 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.

 

Marriage license applications in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (pdf) can be downloaded from this site. DO NOT MAIL THIS APPLICATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH DEPARTMENT. When applying for a marriage license, both the prospective groom and bride must appear in person before the marriage license agent.

Click on the officiant who will be performing your wedding ceremony below to print out a Hawaii Marriage License Application for that officiant.

 

 

Download a Marriage License Application

 

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader it is available free online. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

 

SOME ITEMS TO REMEMBER
 

 Both the prospective bride and bridegroom must appear together in person before a marriage license agent to get a license.

 A marriage license is issued immediately after the application is made. After being issued, it expires in 30 days; it is good only in the State of Hawai`i.

 To marry, males and females must be at least 16 years of age. Males and females under 18 must have written consent from both parents, legal guardians or family court. 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.
 

 For more information, please call the Marriage License Office at

(808) 586-4544.

 

 

Receiving Your Hawaii Marriage Certificate

Remember, a marriage license and a marriage certificate are different documents. The marriage license allows a marriage to take place while the marriage certificate is a document that shows a marriage has been performed. Your marriage performer will file the documents necessary for you to receive a copy of your marriage certificate.
 

The State of Hawaii Health Department will mail the Certified Copy of your Marriage Certificate to the address shown on the license within 60 to 120 days after the marriage is performed. If you need your Marriage Certificate faster we offer an Expedited Processing & Filing Service in which you can get a Certified Copy of your Marriage Certificate normally within 10 business days.

 

 

The above  information is from http://hawaii.gov/health  vital records.
 

 

International Certification — for non-United States citizens

If you are visiting Hawaii from another country and are not a citizen of the United States, you can minimize problems when you return to your country by being prepared with the appropriate Apostille Stamp, Notary Certification, or Embassy Legalization. If your country is a Member State of the Hague Conference you may only be required to get the Apostille Stamp. Contact Us to find out exactly what form of certification or legalization your marriage certificate will need for the foreign country.