Hawaii - Obtain Civil Union Certificate

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Procedure

Apply online

1. Click link and complete the order form - Link.
2. You can choose to either pick-up your order or receive it by mail. For pick-up orders (Honolulu Department of Health), you must show a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a State ID, drivers license, etc. when you pick-up the order.
3. Payment Methods:
   1. For orders completed and submitted online, you must pay with a credit card.
   2. If not paying by credit card, you can print and mail in your order with payment of cashiers check, certified check or money order make check/money order payable to the State Department of Health. You can also print and drop-off your order (with payment) in person at the Honolulu Department of Health.

Apply in person

1. To obtain a certificate in person, the Department of Health Honolulu office provides two methods for in-person orders: paper application forms and an online kiosk.
   Application forms are available in the buildings lobby area and should be filled in prior to coming to the counter in Room 103.
2. When applying in person, the applicant must show a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a State ID, drivers license, etc.
3. Payment Methods:
   1. You can pay by credit card, cash, cashiers check, certified check, or money order make check/money order payable to the State Department of Health.
   2. NO PERSONAL CHECKS.
4. Certified copies are usually not issued on the day the application is made. Same-Day service may be provided upon presentation of written documentation establishing the need for urgency. Certified copies will normally be available for pick-up about 10 working days after the request is approved. The pick-up time may be extended for records that are very old, because the search to locate the record may take longer, or in the process of being filed, because the official record is still being created.

Apply by mail

1. Send mail-in applications to the following address:
   State Department of Health
   Office of Health Status Monitoring
   Issuance/Vital Statistics Section
   P.O. Box 3378 Honolulu, HI 96801
2. When applying by mail, the applicant must include a photocopy of his/her government-issued photo ID, such as a State ID, drivers license, etc.
3. The $2.50 portal administration fee also applies to mail orders for certified copies of civil union certificate.

If you are outside Hawaii

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest US Embassy in the country you are currently staying. The Consular Service Section may be able to help you obtain a copy of the certificate.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

In Person

Room 103 (1st floor) of the Health Department building,
1250 Punchbowl Street, (corner of Beretania and Punchbowl Streets)
Honolulu, HI 96801

By Mail

State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Issuance/Vital Statistics Section P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Phone: (808) 586-4539 or (808) 586-4542

Walk-in service is available:

• Days Monday through Friday (excluding holidays)
• Hours 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Location Room 103 (1st floor) of the Health Department building, 1250 Punchbowl Street (corner of Beretania and Punchbowl Streets)

Certificates may also be obtained from your local county. Use the contact information below to inquire.

Hawaii County : 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: 808-961-8255

Honolulu County : 530 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-523-4352

Kalawao County : Isle of Molokai Kalaupapa, HI
Phone: 808-553-5800

Kauai County : 4963 Rice Street Lihue, HI 96766
Phone: 808-241-6371

Maui County : 200 S. High Street Room 708 Wailuku, HI 96793
Phone: 808-270-7748. Website

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Eligibility

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Fees

Certified copy of a civil union certificates:

• $10.00 for the first copy, and
• $4.00 for each additional copy at the same time.
• $2.50 portal administration fee for every civil union certificate order up to 5 copies

Fees may be paid by credit card, cash (except for applications made by postal mail), money order, certified check, or cashiers check make money order and checks payable to the State Department of Health.

PERSONAL CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

All fees for certified copies are payable in advance and nonrefundable. If no record is found after a search is conducted, the fees are retained to cover the cost of the search.

Once an order has been received and processed, a $10.00 fee will be charged for any request to make changes to the order.

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Instructions

Application requesting certified copies of a civil union certificate must generally be made in writing or online.

Requests may be placed for birth, civil union and marriage certificates through the Internet.

Telephone, FAX, or e-mail requests are not accepted.

Required Information

An applicant/requestor must provide the information needed to 1) establish his/her direct and tangible interest in the record and 2) locate the desired record. This will normally include:

• Applicants name, address, and telephone number(s);
• Applicants relationship to the person named on the certificate;
• Reason why you are requesting the certificate;
• Full name(s) as listed on the certificate;
• The certificates file number (if known);
• Month, day, and year of the event; and
• City or town and the island where the event occurred.

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External Links

State of Hawaii, Department of Health - Vital Records

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