Urban Honolulu CDP and community · Oʻahu · City and County of Honolulu
Honolulu residents can use a private mail-in document review, submission, tracking, and secure return service. The correct authority depends on who issued or notarized the document—not the customer’s residence.
Last reviewed: August 17, 2026
Urban Honolulu
Common requests include Hawaiʻi vital records, university records, powers of attorney, declarations, court records, and federal background reports.
A Hawaiʻi-notarized private document generally needs First Circuit verification before the Lieutenant Governor route.
Nearby communities: Waikīkī, Ala Moana, Kakaʻako, Mānoa.
Local visual reference: Honolulu skyline and Diamond Head. No affiliation or office location is implied.
AUTHORITY ROUTE
Eligible Hawaiʻi public records use the Lieutenant Governor route. A Hawaiʻi-notarized private document generally needs Oʻahu First Circuit verification. Another state’s document returns to that state; federal records use the federal route.
Identify the issuer, obtain the required original or certified copy, complete any Hawaiʻi notary and Circuit Court steps, then submit to the competent authority. Create an order before mailing documents.
The Hawaiʻi Office of the Lieutenant Governor authenticates eligible Hawaiʻi state documents for overseas use.
No. The Lieutenant Governor performs the state-document authentication role commonly handled by a Secretary of State elsewhere.
The Lieutenant Governor has a government office in Honolulu. Apostille for China is a separate private mail-in assistance service and has no Honolulu walk-in office.
Yes. The state accepts qualifying submissions by mail, and our private service is also structured as mail-in assistance.
Potentially. A certificate issued after January 1, 2025 may be sent directly if it bears the State Registrar signature and Hawaiʻi Department of Health embossed seal; otherwise follow the current vital-record ordering route.
Create an order first. Your account will show the mailing instructions for your case.
