HRS §572-2
Parent or guardian consent for minors to marry
If you are under 18 and want to get married, your parent, guardian, or the person caring for you must give written permission with your marriage license application. If you are under the family court's authority, a judge must also give written permission before a license is issued.
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The statute, as written — Consent of parent or guardian
Whenever any person who is under the age of eighteen is to be married, the written consent of his or her parents, or guardian or other person in whose care and custody he or she may be, shall accompany the application for a license to marry. No license shall be issued to any minor who is under the jurisdiction of the family court without the written consent of a judge of such court. [CC 1859, §1291; RL 1925, §2944; am L 1929, c 104, §1; RL 1935, §4631; RL 1945, §12352; am L 1947, c 43, §1; RL 1955, §323-2; am L 1965, c 232, §1; HRS §572-2; am L 1969, c 45, §1; am L 1972, c 2, pt of §34 and c 192, pt of §1]
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