Hawaii Death Records Search

Since 1853 the State of Hawaii has maintained record of births and deaths, but between the 1853 and 1896 the record are incomplete.  Hawaii State Law restricts to the death certificates of those whose age are 75 or less, and the document can only be obtained by the husband, wife, child, grandparent or cousin etc, while the death certificate whose age at the time of death was above 75 are open to the public.

The application form along with appropriate fee as prescribed by the State, with the information like full name of the descendent, date of birth, county of birth, date of death, name of county where death occurred, full name of each parent including mother’s maiden name, relationship of the requestor with the deceased and reason for certificate of death, requestor full name, address and contact numbers may be processed for the death certificate in the State of Hawaii.

To obtain a certified copy of death record in the State of Hawaii, the following information must be assured to be providing along with a request.

Date of request, Full name of deceased (IN CAPS LETTERS), Date of Birth of the deceased, Date of death, place of death, reason of death (If known), relationship of requestor with the deceased, reason for death record needed, requestor’s name and complete address, requestor’s driving license number and State number (Some counties of the Hawaii State need it), requestor’s signature.

Hawaii Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801-9984