§574-1  Married persons; civil union partners.  Upon marriage or civil union, each of the parties to a marriage or partners in a civil union shall declare the middle and last names each will use as a married person or civil union partner.  No person shall be required to change that person's middle or last name upon entering into a marriage or civil union.  Parties to a marriage and partners in a civil union shall not be required to have the same middle or last name.  Every person may adopt any middle or last name upon entering into a marriage or civil union. [L 1860, p 32, §1; RL 1925, §3119; RL 1935, §4663; RL 1945, §12384; RL 1955, §327-1; HRS §574-1; am L 1975, c 114, §1; am L 1991, c 121, §1; am L 1993, c 346, §1; am L 2012, c 267, §13; am L 2019, c 11, §1]

Case Notes

  Mentioned:  57 H. 82, 549 P.2d 739 (1976).