Name change · Free to use
Name change after marriage in Hawaii: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Hawaii, and what the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services (Driver Licensing) asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Hawaii
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services (Driver Licensing) for your license or ID, then on your passport, then with your bank, employer and everything else.
The steps, in order
- Certified copies of your marriage certificate. Order online, by mail or in person from the Department of Health. Fee is $10 for the first copy and $4 for each additional copy, plus a general administration fee. (Source: health.hawaii.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security. You change your name with Social Security by requesting a replacement card. Depending on your situation you may be able to request it online; if not, you make an appointment at a local office. (Source: ssa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
- Your Hawaii driver's license or ID. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services (Driver Licensing): what its pages say is below.
- Your passport. The U.S. Department of State handles passports. Its site did not let us read it automatically when we checked, so open its passport pages for the form that fits your passport.
- Everything else. Bank and credit accounts, your employer, insurance, voter registration and the rest: the name change after marriage checklist lists them in order.
USAGov lists the agencies to tell after a name change, including Social Security, your state driver license office and the U.S. passport office, and says to use certified copies of documents such as a marriage certificate as proof. (Source: usa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
Changing your name at the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services (Driver Licensing)
From the agency’s own pages, last checked October 30, 2026. Open the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services (Driver Licensing) page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- Make an AlohaQ appointment at a Driver Licensing Center, submit proof of the name change, and complete the eye test, fingerprinting, payment and photo. (Source: honolulu.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Original document verifying the name change, for example a marriage certificate, divorce decree or court documents. Names must match across documents. (Source: honolulu.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- Duplicate driver's license is $6.00 (online duplicate $7). The pages read list no separate name-change fee. (Source: honolulu.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- In person or online
- Appears to be in person by appointment at a Driver Licensing Center; online name change is not stated. (Source: honolulu.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security first
- Not stated on the pages we read. Check the agency page. Official page
- Deadline
- No deadline for a name change is stated on the pages we read. Official page
Common questions
How do I change my name on my Hawaii driver's license after marriage?
Make an AlohaQ appointment at a Driver Licensing Center, submit proof of the name change, and complete the eye test, fingerprinting, payment and photo.
How much does it cost to change the name on a Hawaii license?
Duplicate driver's license is $6.00 (online duplicate $7). The pages read list no separate name-change fee.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Hawaii DMV?
Original document verifying the name change, for example a marriage certificate, divorce decree or court documents. Names must match across documents.
Related
Get new planning guides and checklists by email
Once a week, the planning guides that went live that week, and the printable wedding vendor contract checklist when you confirm. Unsubscribe from any email. Start with the printable wedding vendor contract checklist.