# Apostille in Hawaii

- **Source:** https://andrii.co/en/handbook/apostille/us/hawaii/
- **Title:** Apostille in Hawaii — United States | Andrii Co.
- **Language:** en · also published as Markdown at /{lang}/handbook/apostille/us/hawaii/index.md for: en

> Apostille guide for Hawaii, United States: the competent authority is Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii. Verified 2026-08-09.

Everything below is transcribed from this office's own published sources and printed in its words. A value we could not confirm against an official page is marked "(unverified)" — but the absence of that marker is not a guarantee that a fact was checked, and the source's own doubts stay inside the notes reproduced here verbatim. Confirm fees, addresses and deadlines with the office before you send documents or money.

- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii, United States
- **Verified as of:** August 9, 2026

## Who issues the apostille

Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii

Apostilles issued by the Lieutenant Governor; Hawaii notaries are commissioned by the Attorney General (not SOS/Lt. Gov.)

## Which documents this office will accept

- **birth/death/marriage certificates:** issued after Jan 1, 2025 may be sent directly — older vital records must be re-ordered from the Hawaii Dept. of Health Vital Records
- **official state documents:** must bear the State Seal and official signature
- **FBI background checks:** authenticated by the U.S. Dept. of State, not Hawaii

## Certifications you may need first

### Notarized documents

1. Circuit Court (Legal Documents Office) — Applies to: Notarized documents — must be notarized by a Hawaii notary AND the notary's signature/stamp must first be certified by the Circuit Court before submission

## The request form

A fillable PDF request form. Download: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Apostille-Cert.-App-05-23-23-LUKE-FILLABLE.pdf Application available in 12 languages; updated 7-21-25 versions posted on ltgov.hawaii.gov

## Requesting online

Part of the request is made online; the documents themselves still reach the office on paper. Portal: https://apostille.ehawaii.gov Portal launched by Office of the Lt. Governor; credit-card prepayment/application

## Where to go in person

- **Honolulu** — Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 5th Floor, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813 Open for walk-in service. Hours: Mon–Fri 7:45 AM–4:30 PM Walk-in/drop-box during business hours (drop-off; no same-day service stated; pickup can be arranged by phone (808) 586-0255)

## What it costs

- **$3.00 USD** per document — "$3.00 per document"

## How to pay

- **By mail:** cashier's check or money order
- **In person:** cash, cashier's check, or money order
- **Online:** card payment
- The payee name is not published — confirm the payee on the official request form before you write a check.
- Personal checks are not accepted.
- Credit card via online Apostille Portal; otherwise cash, cashier's check, or money order; "No personal checks." Channel split not itemized in source; payee string not published

## Where to send your documents

- **Mailing address:** Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State Capitol, 5th Floor, 415 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813

## How long it takes

- **By mail:** "Estimated processing time: 7 to 10 business days. No expedited services available." (applies to mail and drop-off; no same-day service stated)

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- No public verification register is published for this office. That is not the same as an apostille being unverifiable — ask the office how it confirms one.

## Remote online notarization

- Remote online notarization is permitted here.
- **Legal basis:** HRS ch. 456 (HRS § 456-23, notarial acts for remotely located individuals), enacted by SB 2275, Act 20, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020; effective January 1, 2021 (per NNA). Admin rules: HAR title 5, ch. 11 (5-11-61 et seq.)
- **In force since:** 2021-01-01
- **Registration:** Required — separate remote online notary public commission; "Only a notary public with an active commission may apply for a remote online notary public commission" (HAR 5-11-62(a)); notify the Attorney General before first remote act (HRS 456-23(f)); file copy of remote commission with circuit court clerk within 30 days; submit electronic seal/signature specimen to AG (HAR 5-11-65)
- **How the signer is identified:** (1) personal knowledge (HAR 5-11-70(1)); or (2) credible witness with personal knowledge appearing via communication technology (HAR 5-11-70(2)); or (3) at least 2 different types of identity proofing (HRS 456-23(b)(1)(C)): credential analysis (automated authenticity testing against public/private data sources, HAR 5-11-69(b)(1)) + dynamic KBA (min. 5 personal-history questions, 80% pass, 2-minute limit, one retry within 24 hours, HAR 5-11-69(b)(2)). Communication tech must provide continuous synchronous audiovisual feed + A/V recording (HAR 5-11-71)
- **Remote act cap:** $25.00 USD
- **Standard notarial act cap:** $5.00 USD
- **From the source:** Max RON fee $25 per notarial act performed for a remotely located individual (HRS § 456-17). Max standard fee $5 per act — e.g., acknowledgments "$5 for each party signing" ($2.50 each duplicate beyond one); oaths $5 incl. certificate; noting protests $5 (HRS § 456-17)

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

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