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Who is eligible
to apply for a Hawaii Marriage License?
- There are no
state residence or U.S. citizenship requirements.
- Blood tests are
not required.
- The legal age
to marry is 18 years for both males and females.
- Males or females
of 16 or 17 years of age who wish to marry require the written consent
of both parents, legal guardian, or the family court. The parents
or legal guardian do not have to be residents of the state. Consent
forms may be obtained from a marriage license agent.
- Males or females
of 15 years of age who wish to marry require the written consent of
both parents or legal guardian, and the written approval of a judge
of the family court. The parents or legal guardian do not have to
be residents of the state. Consent forms may be obtained from a marriage
license agent.
- Proof of age
is required. A certified copy of a birth certificate must be presented
for anyone 18 years of age or under. A valid I.D. or driver’s
license may be presented for anyone 19 years of age or over.
- Cousins may marry.
However, the blood relationship between the prospective bride and
groom cannot be closer than first cousins.
How to apply
for a Hawaii Marriage License
- The prospective
bride and groom must appear together in person before a marriage license
agent to apply for a marriage license. Proxies are not allowed.
- The prospective
bride and groom should be prepared to provide the necessary proof
of age and present any required written consents and approvals. All
of the necessary documents should be obtained prior to applying for
a marriage license.
- The prospective
bride and groom must prepare an official application and file the
application in person with the marriage license agent. Applications
are provided by the marriage license agent or may be downloaded following
the link below. The application will not be accepted if sent by either
postal mail or e-mail.
- Upon approval,
a marriage license is issued at the time the application is made.
- The fee for a
marriage license is $50.00, payable in cash at the time the application
is made.
- The marriage
license is good only in, but is valid throughout, the State of Hawaii.
- The marriage
license expires 30 days from and including the date of issuance, after
which it automatically becomes null and void.
- If you do not
get married within the 30 days, return the unused license in the pre-addressed
envelope provided to you for invalidation.
- Marriage license
applications for downloading are in Adobe Acrobat portable document
format (pdf). Abode Acrobat Reader software must be available on your
computer in order for you to make use of the downloaded marriage license
application. This software may also be downloaded if you do not already
have it on your computer.
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