Island service area · Oʻahu · City and County of Honolulu
Oʻahu 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
Islandwide
The City and County of Honolulu covers Oʻahu; its named communities are not separate incorporated cities.
Documents notarized by an Oʻahu notary generally use First Circuit verification before state Apostille submission.
Nearby communities: Honolulu, Kapolei, Kailua, Pearl City.
Local visual reference: Diamond Head and the Oʻahu coastline. 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.
