Genealogy Requests
How to Apply for a Genealogy Request
Eligible Individuals working on genealogy prior to 1921, must download official request forms and instructions, mail-in completed request form(s), additional supporting document(s) and payment(s) to:
State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Issuance/Vital Statistics Section
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801
Birth request form & instructions:
- Click here for request for a certified copy for birth record form.
- Click here for directions on how to fill out the birth record form.
Marriage request form & instructions:
- Click here for request for certified copy for birth record form.
- Click here for directions on how to fill out the marraige record form.
Death request form & instructions:
- Click here for request for certified copy for birth record form.
- Click here for directions on how to fill out the death record form.
Eligibility
For vital records of events that occurred 115 years or less prior to the current year, the applicant must establish a direct and tangible interest in the records.
Click here for eligibility requirements.
Costs
Fees for certified copies of birth and marriage certificates are as follows:
- $10.00 for the first copy of each certificate, and
- $4.00 for each additional copy of the same certificate ordered at the same time
- Add another $2.50 fee for each additional increment up to 5 copies. For example, 6 through 10 copies equals a $5.00 fee and 11 through 15 copies equals a $7.50 fee)
Fees for certified copies of death certificates are as follows:
- $10.00 for the first copy of each certificate, and
- $4.00 for each additional copy of the same certificate ordered at the same time
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BIRTH & MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES |
DEATH CERTIFICATES |
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| NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES | COST (USD) | NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES | COST (USD) |
| 1 | $12.50 | 1 | $10.00 |
| 2 | $16.50 | 2 | $14.00 |
| 3 | $20.50 | 3 | $18.00 |
| 4 | $24.50 | 4 | $22.00 |
| 5 | $28.50 | 5 | $26.00 |
| 6 | $35.00 | 6 | $30.00 |
| 7 | $39.00 | 7 | $34.00 |
| 8 | $43.00 | 8 | $38.00 |
| 9 | $47.00 | 9 | $42.00 |
| 10 | $51.00 | 10 | $46.00 |
How to make a Genealogy Appointment
Meet with staff to submit genealogy requests for Hawaii vital record events occurring more than 115 years ago. To make a Genealogy Appointment at the Oahu Office, click here.
Self Directed Genealogy Research
Microfilm copies of selected vital records indexes are available at the Hawaii State Public Library (Main Library, Hawaii and Pacific Collection), located at 478 South King Street in Honolulu. Call (808) 586-3535 for further information.
Indexes to birth records for the years 1896-1909 are available at the Hawaii State Library (Main Library, Hilo, Kahului, Kaneohe, Lihue, and Kailua-Kona), and the University of Hawaii Library, Hawaiian Collection. These are indexes only. Actual birth records are with the Department of Health. Call (808) 956-8264 for further information.
Microfilm copies of selected vital records are available at the Genealogical Society of Utah’s Family History Centers in Hawaii. For further information, call one of the following Centers:
Oahu:
Honolulu: (808) 955-8910
Kalihi: (808) 845-9701
Kaneohe: (808) 247-3134
Laie: (808) 293-2133
Mililani: (808) 623-1712
Waipahu: (808) 678-0752
Maui:
Kahului: (808) 877-0586
Hawaii Island:
Kau: (808) 929-7123
Kona: (808) 329-4469