Birth Certificate Translation in Hawaii
Hawaii has a single statewide vital records office, in the Department of Health, so every Hawaii birth certificate comes from the same place. For use abroad it is apostilled by the Lieutenant Governor - one of only three states to use that office rather than a Secretary of State.
Filing details for Hawaii
- State vital records office
- Hawaii State Department of Health, Vital Records (a single statewide office)
- Apostille authority
- Hawaii Lieutenant Governor
We serve Hawaii remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Japanese family registers
Japan does not issue a stand-alone birth certificate in the Western sense. Births are recorded in the koseki, the family register, and what an applicant obtains is either a full copy of the register - the koseki tohon - or an extract covering one person, the koseki shohon.
The full copy shows the whole household and is usually what a US agency wants when a relationship has to be proven. The translation identifies which of the two it is, and renders Japanese era dates with their Western equivalents.
Filipino and Pacific records
Philippine PSA certificates are in English and rarely need translating. Records from the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are generally issued in English too; what they sometimes need is a certified copy rather than a translation.
Turnaround
24 hours standard; 6-8 hours (+50%) or 1-3 hours (+100%) expedited
Price
$49 first page, then $0.12/word. Details
Languages
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who apostilles a Hawaii birth certificate?
The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii.
Koseki tohon or shohon?
The full tohon is usually needed to prove family relationships; the shohon covers only one person.
Do you have a Hawaii office?
No. Our only office is in Edgewater, New Jersey.
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