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572-12.2 Religious organizations; exemption under certain circumstances.

§572-12.2 Religious organizations; exemption under certain circumstances. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a religious organization or nonprofit organization operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious organization shall not be required to provide goods, services, or its facilities or grounds for the solemnization or celebration of a marriage that is in violation of […]

572-13 Record of solemnization; marriages, reported by whom; certified copies.

§572-13 Record of solemnization; marriages, reported by whom; certified copies. (a) Recordkeeping. Every person authorized to solemnize marriage shall make and preserve a record of every marriage by the person solemnized, comprising the names of the parties married, their place of residence, and the date of their marriage. Every person authorized to solemnize marriage, who […]

572-13.5 Revocation or suspension of licenses to solemnize.

§572-13.5 Revocation or suspension of licenses to solemnize. Any license to solemnize marriages issued pursuant to section 572-12 may be revoked or suspended by the department of health, if the holder of the license has failed to comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter or of the rules of the department of health. [L […]

572-15 Delivery of records to department of health; penalty.

§572-15 Delivery of records to department of health; penalty. Whenever any agent authorized to grant marriage licenses ceases to be an agent, or is directed to do so by the department of health, or leaves the State, the agent shall deliver to the department all the agent’s records of marriage licenses. Upon the death of […]

572-16 Rules and regulations.

§572-16 Rules and regulations. The director of health may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter. [L 1969, c 19, §3]

572-11 Marriage ceremony; license to solemnize.

§572-11 Marriage ceremony; license to solemnize. It shall not be lawful for any person to perform the marriage ceremony within the State without first obtaining from the department of health a license to solemnize marriages. [CC 1859, §1283; RL 1925, §2949; am L 1929, c 104, §5; RL 1935, §4639; RL 1945, §12360; RL 1955, […]

572-1 Requisites of valid marriage contract.

Note Part heading added by L 1984, c 79, §1. Attorney General Opinions Enacting legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry is not inconsistent with the state constitution or the U.S. Constitution. Att. Gen. Op. 13-1. §572-1 Requisites of valid marriage contract. In order to make valid the marriage contract, which shall be permitted between […]

572-12 By whom solemnized.

§572-12 By whom solemnized. (a) A license to solemnize marriages may be issued to, and the marriage rite may be performed and solemnized by: (1) Any minister, priest, or officer of any religious denomination or society who has been ordained or is authorized to solemnize marriages according to the usages of that denomination or society; […]

572-1.5 Definition of marriage.

§572-1.5 Definition of marriage. Whenever used in the statutes or other laws of Hawaii, “marriage” means the union licensed under section 572-1. [L 1994, c 217, §2]