Step by Step Process of How To Get Married in Hawaii on the island of Oahu
You have decided to get married on the island of Oahu, CONGRATULATIONS! The steps for getting married on the island of Oahu in Hawaii are:
1. Choose a day and time.
2. Apply for a Hawaii Marriage License online within 1 year of your wedding date.
3. Hire a Licensed Hawaii Wedding Officiant (such as myself).
4. Choose a location for the ceremony.
5. Pick up the Hawaii Marriage License no more than 30 days prior to the wedding day from the Hawaii dept of Health or authorized Agent.
6. On wedding day bring the Hawaii Marriage License to a Licensed Hawaii Wedding Officiant (such as myself) and have a ceremony or simple marriage license signing to become legally married.
7. Licensed Wedding Officiant certifies the marriage online with the state of Hawaii on the day of ceremony after the ceremony or marriage license signing.
8. State of Hawaii sends confirmation email to the couple 2 business days after marriage is certified by the Licensed Hawaii Wedding Officiant with a link to a downloadable copy of the Hawaii Marriage Certificate. They will also mail a hard copy to the couple within 1-4 weeks.
Hawaii Marriage License Application Process
The wedding couple must apply for the marriage license themselves online up to one year prior to the wedding day.
Once the Hawaii Marriage License is applied for then the couple must appear in person together no more than 30 days prior to the wedding day to verify their identities by providing a valid government issued photo ID like a passport, drivers license, state ID, or Military ID.
The official Hawaii Marriage License will then be issued to the couple allowing them to be legally married by a Licensed Wedding Officiant. The Hawaii Marriage License will be valid for 30 days once issued.
1) Apply for the marriage license at https://health.hawaii.gov/vitalrecords/marriage-licenses
2) On the application for the officiant choose Kimberly Marie Crinella.
3) For Location you may leave blank if you haven’t decided and I will complete when I certify your marriage.
4) Go together to pick up your marriage license and show valid photo id Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at
The Health Department Building
1250 Punchbowl St. Honolulu
Room 101 (1st floor)
(corner of Beretania and Punchbowl Streets across the street from the State Capital Building)
If you are not able to make it to the Dept. of Health during their business hours there is a list of authorized After Hours Agents that may issue the Hawaii marriage license around the island of Oahu at https://health.hawaii.gov/vitalrecords/marriage-licenses/license-agents/ where you can schedule an appointment and meet them at a public location.
Birth Certificates are not accepted as proof of id.
A divorce decree is only needed if one of the couple was divorced within 30 days of applying for the marriage license.
DAY OF WEDDING
Bring your valid Hawaii Marriage License with you on the day of your ceremony to give to the Licensed Wedding Officiant that will be officiating your ceremony. They will keep the license and use it to certify your marriage with the state of Hawaii after your ceremony making you legally married.
GETTING YOUR HAWAII MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE – PROOF OF MARRIAGE
The state of Hawaii will email the couple two business days (excluding weekends and holidays) and will provide the couple a link to a downloadable digital copy of their Hawaii Marriage Certificate. They will also mail the official hard copy which is the legal proof of marriage within 2-3 weeks to the address you provide them on the license application.
Couples Coming From Countries Outside USA
Couples from countries outside the USA may have an additional step of requesting a Apostille which is a type of certification or notary service that is recognized by countries which signed the Hague Convention Treaty. Click here to see a list of countries which require an Apostille. An Apostille can be acquired from a private notary with the credentials or there is someone in the dept of Health building downtown Honolulu where the marriage license can be picked up that is certified to provide Apostille services.
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