State Laws and Legislation

Hawaii Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues

Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
The Department of Health of Hawaii will issue a new birth certificate to a post-operative transsexual upon receipt of a physician’s affidavit verifying that the birth registrant has undergone sex-reassignment surgery.

Citation: HAW. REV. STAT. § 338-17.7.

Updated: Fri, March 09, 2007 - 12:00:29