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How to order a Hawaii birth certificate

Who holds it: State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring (Vital Records), Honolulu; neighbor-island District Health Offices assist (Hawaii Island, Maui County, Kauai).1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. Related records in Hawaii
  4. How Hawaii handles it
  5. Birth certificates in Hawaii counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

$10.00 first certified copy, $4.00 each additional copy, plus $2.50 General Administration Fee per increment of up to 5 copies (1 copy = $12.50 total).2

Who may order

Direct and tangible interest required: registrant, spouse, parent, descendant, person with a common ancestor (sibling, grandparent, aunt/uncle, cousin), legal guardian, person/agency acting for the registrant, personal representative of the estate, court order, plus specific adoption/alimony/joint-tenancy/credit-insurance cases.3

How to search and order

How to order
Online vitrec.ehawaii.gov/vitalrecords (card only), mail (P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801, with ID copy and cashier's check/certified check/money order), or in person in Honolulu (cash, card, cashier's/certified check, money order). Usually up to 4-6 weeks.1

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Government-issued ID required (upload for online orders, copy for mail orders). Records of events more than 115 years before the current year are open for genealogy; index data (name, sex, type of event) is public by statute. Letters of verification ($5) may be issued instead of certified copies.2
Death certificates: who holds it
State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring (Vital Records).4
Death certificates: fee
$10.00 first copy, $4.00 each additional copy of the same certificate ordered at the same time, plus $2.50 fee per increment of up to 5 certificates.4
Older records: public vital records
DOH issues genealogy copies of vital records more than 115 years old by mail-in request (or genealogy appointment on Oahu); microfilm indexes at the Hawaii State Public Library and FamilySearch centers.2

How Hawaii handles it

  • Vital records (birth, death, marriage, civil union) are held only by the State Department of Health; counties do not issue marriage licenses or certificates. Marriage licenses come from DOH-authorized agents.5

Birth certificates in Hawaii counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Hawaii CountyHawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring6—$10.00 first copy, $4.00 each additional, plus $2.50 General Administration Fee per up to 5 copies7
Honolulu CountyHawaii State Department of Health, Vital Records8——
Maui CountyHawaii Department of Health, Maui District Health Office - Vital Records9—$10.00 first copy, $4.00 each additional, plus $2.50 General Administration Fee per up to 5 copies10

For any other county, see the county list on the Hawaii guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Hawaii office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Hawaii: Hawaii public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Hawaii Birth & Marriage CertificatesHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Genealogy RequestsHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  3. HRS §338-18 Disclosure of recordsHawaii State Legislaturearchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  4. Death CertificatesHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Marriage and Civil Union LicensesHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Office of Health Status Monitoring (Vital Records)Hawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Hawaii Birth & Marriage CertificatesHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Vital Records homeHawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoringchecked November 6, 2026
  9. Vital Records - Maui District Health OfficeHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Hawaii Birth & Marriage CertificatesHawaii Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026