{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-574-1","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-1","heading":"Married persons; civil union partners.","body":"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.","path":["HI Code","Division 3","Title 31","Chapter 574"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0574/HRS_0574-0001.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"cab2780ab102a45d185eb041bea832c6b4d18dc22fe43b8d8464767ad7620919","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-572-9","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-574-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}