The Certificate of Hawaiian Birth program was established in 1911,
during the territorial era, to register a person born in Hawaii who was
one year old or older and whose birth had not been previously
registered in Hawaii. The Certificate of Hawaiian Birth Program was
terminated in 1972, during the statehood era.
Certified copies of a Certificate of Hawaiian Birth may be requested
following the procedures for certified copies of standard birth
certificates (see Certified Copies). The eligibility requirements for
issuance of a certified copy of a standard birth certificate apply to
Certificates of Hawaiian Birth. And the same fees charged for standard
birth certificates are charged for Certificates of Hawaiian Birth.
Copies of the set of testimony used to establish a Certificate of
Hawaiian Birth may also be requested, and an additional fee is charged
for each copy of the set of testimony.
Any person to whom a Certificate of Hawaiian Birth has been issued
may submit a request to amend an entry, including a legal change of
name, on an existing Certificate. A request to amend a Certificate of
Hawaiian Birth will, however, be considered to be and treated as an
application with the Department of Health for registration of a late
certificate of birth in current use, unless a standard birth
certificate for that person already exists in the vital records of the
Department of Health. Should there be a situation of dual registration,
the requested amendment will be made to the standard birth certificate
on file if the required documentary evidence in support of the
amendment has been submitted and evaluated to be adequate. If there is
no standard birth certificate on file, an applicant is required to
submit documentary evidence of the birth facts necessary to support of
the registration of the late certificate of birth. If approved, the
late birth certificate will be registered in place of the Certificate
of Hawaiian Birth, which must then be surrendered to the Department of
Health.
Upon receiving a request to amend an entry on an existing
Certificate of Hawaiian Birth, the Registration Unit of the Office of
Health Status Monitoring will send:
- notification to the requestor that the amendment request is treated
as an application for registration of a late certificate of birth,
and
- instructions on procedures for and submission of required
documentary evidence in support of registration of a late certificate
of birth.
If the amendment request is subsequently withdrawn, all documents
received in support of the amendment will be returned. If the requestor
elects to proceed with the application for registration of a late
certificate of birth, the documentary evidence submitted in support of
registration will be reviewed and evaluated for adequacy. If the
application is approved, a late birth certificate will be issued and
the original Certificate of Hawaiian Birth issued to the applicant must
be surrendered to, for cancellation by, the Department of Health. No
filing fee is charged for the late birth certificate.
Counter service is available Monday - Friday, except holidays, from
7:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Appointments are preferred.
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