# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-6: Effect of change

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-6
- **Heading:** Effect of change
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 3 / Title 31 / Chapter 574 / Section 574-6

## Text

(a) The change of name provided for by order of the lieutenant governor shall be effective upon the date of publication of the notice of change of name.

(b) In all cases of change of name by order of the lieutenant governor, except as otherwise provided by law, the order shall be recorded in the bureau of conveyances within sixty days after the signing of the order.

(c) All changes of names made by decree of any governor, or by the president of the Republic of Hawaii, or by the president of the Provisional Government of Hawaii, or by any king or queen of the Hawaiian Islands, are ratified and confirmed.

(d) The lieutenant governor shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter. [L 1982, c 50, §2; am L 1984, c 245, §2; am L 1985, c 190, §1; am L 1986, c 250, §2]

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-1 Married persons; civil union partners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-1.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-2 Legitimate children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-3 Children born to parents not married to each other.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-5 Change of name: procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 574-6 Effect of change.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D3_T31_C574_S574-6.md)

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