How to Change Your Name After Marriage in Hawaii
Here's exactly how to change your name after marriage in Hawaii: the right documents, the right order, and the official Hawaii links you'll need.
Checked against official Hawaii and federal sources in August 2026. Sources are listed at the bottom of this page.
The Hawaii order of operations
The winning sequence in Hawaii is: certified marriage certificate → Social Security (free, first) → wait 24–48 hours → Hawaii Department of Transportation (HI DOT) / County Driver Licensing Offices → passport → notify everyone. Each step verifies against the one before it, so order matters.
Every Hawaii step, in the right order
This page covers name change after marriage. Your free checklist puts it with the other agencies, sequenced for Hawaii, so nothing gets done out of order.
Step 1: Your certified marriage certificate
Order 3–5 certified copies from the Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring - Issuance/Vital Statistics Section. Photocopies aren't accepted.
Good to know for Hawaii: Order online at vitrec.ehawaii.gov (upload government ID, pay by debit/credit card) or by mail with the "Request For Certified Copy of Civil Union or Marriage Record" form. First copy $10.00, each additional copy $4.00, plus a $2.50 general administration fee. Processing typically 4-6 weeks.
Step 2–4: Social Security, then the DMV
File the free SS-5 with Social Security first, wait 24–48 hours, then update your license at the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HI DOT) / County Driver Licensing Offices (typically $6–$10 (varies; confirm with the agency)). Bring:
- Certified copy of marriage certificate (or other legal name-change document)
- Current Hawaii driver's license or State ID
- Updated Social Security card (name must be changed with SSA first)
- Completed State of Hawaii Driver's License Application
- Proof of Hawaii residency (for REAL ID compliance)
Step 5–6: Passport, voter registration & everyone else
Update your passport, then your Hawaii voter registration (Online updates available anytime at olvr.hawaii.gov (requires HI driver license/State ID). Paper Voter Registration Applications must be submitted to your County Elections Division by 4:30 PM on the 10th day before an election. If missed, same-day registration is available in person at voter service centers, allowing registration and voting simultaneously.), and finally your bank, employer, and insurers.
Hawaii FAQs
Sources
We checked the details on this page against the official sources below in August 2026. Rules and fees change, so confirm anything you are about to act on at the agency's own page. The legal citations were last re-read against their sources in October 2026. How we verify.
- State agencyHawaii: ordering a certified marriage certificate
- State agencyHawaii Department of Transportation (HI DOT) / County Driver Licensing Offices: name change on a license or ID
- State agencyHawaii official voter registration page
- The lawHRS § 11-24The register closes at 4:30 p.m. on the 10th day before an election; same-day registration is under § 11-15.2.
- FederalSocial Security Administration: change your name
- FederalSocial Security Administration: Form SS-5
- FederalU.S. Department of State: change or correct a passport
NameWright is not a government agency and this is not legal advice. We prepare your paperwork; you file it.
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