HRS §572B-3

Civil unions that are void

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This section says certain close family members cannot enter a valid civil union in Hawaii. If they do, the civil union is void, meaning it has no legal effect. It lists the specific family relationships that are not allowed.

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The statute, as written — Civil unions void; when

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.

A civil union shall be void between the following persons: parent and child, grandparent and grandchild, two siblings, aunt and nephew, aunt and niece, uncle and nephew, uncle and niece, and persons who stand in relation to each other as ancestor and descendant of any degree whatsoever.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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