HRS §338-17
How courts treat late or changed birth certificates
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that when a birth certificate is late or has been changed, the judge or agency deciding a case gets to decide how much to trust it as evidence. The law does not set any rules for that decision.
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The statute, as written — Late or altered certificate as evidence
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The probative value of a "late" or "altered" certificate shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.
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