Vital Records

How to Apply for an Amended Certificate of Birth

Applying to amend a birth certificate in the State of Hawaii may defer depending on your situation. To be eligible to apply for an amended birth certificate, you must meet one of the five designations below.

For a person born in the State of Hawaii who already has a birth certificate filed with the Department of Health and:

1.  Has become legally adopted	An amended birth certificate will be prepared upon receipt of a certified copy of a final adoption decree or an abstract of the decree, and after payment of any fees.
2.  Is requesting a new birth certificate with a sex designation change	Must apply for a new birth certificate for a sex designation change by following the special instructions here.
3.  A legal determination of the nonexistence of a parent-child relationship for a person identified as a parent on the birth certificate on file has been made	An amended birth certificate will be prepared upon receipt of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction that determined the nonexistence of a parent-child relationship for a person identified as a parent on the birth certificate on file and the person, and payment of any fees.
4.  Previously recorded information in relation to the person’s surname and/or the father’s personal particulars has been altered pursuant to law	An amended birth certificate will be prepared upon receipt of an affidavit of paternity, a court order establishing paternity, or a certificate of marriage establishing the marriage of the natural parents to each other, and payment of any fees.

5.  For a person born in a foreign country who has been legally adopted in the State of Hawaii, an amended birth certificate will be prepared upon receipt of a certified copy of the adoption decree.

More Information

To obtain more information about a specific amendment or to speak with a member of our corrections staff, call (808)586-4541 or send a written letter of inquiry to:

State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Corrections Section
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801

Counter service is available by appointments or referral, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Please call our staff to see if you qualify for in-office appointment at (808) 586-4541.