Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Subtitle 2 - HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER
Chapter 22 - CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
Section 5-22-2 - Application for original state identification card
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 5-22-2
Current through February, 2024
(a) Application for an original state identification card shall be made in person.
(b) All applicants shall provide the following supporting documents at the time of application. All of the documents shall be originals or certified copies where an original is not expressly required.
(1) Documents verifying
social security number: Original social security card or a social security
health insurance card with an "A" designation after the social security number,
or a valid or expired Hawaii driver's license with a social security number or
a Form W2. All applicants not eligible to receive a social security card must
present a letter from the Social Security Administration stating their
ineligibility. If there are any discrepancies with the name on the social
security card and other required documents, the applicant must work with the
Social Security Administration for an acceptable resolution to the discrepancy.
No identification card will be issued until the discrepancy is
resolved;
(2) Documents verifying
legal name: One of the items described in subparagraphs (A) to (H):
(A) Certified birth certificate issued by the
state repository in the state where the applicant was born.
(i) The applicant must provide a computer
printout from the Social Security Administration to verify the information on
the social security card and the birth certificate under certain conditions.
Some examples of these conditions are situations where the social security card
does not have a title (Jr., II, III, IV, etc.) and the birth certificate has a
title, or where there is a typographical error in the first letter of the
surname on the social security card, or where the name on a birth certificate
has been amended (different local received date and state received date) with
no indication of the previous name, and the person presents a social security
card in a different name;
(ii)
Foreign/English translation names: when there is a foreign first name on the
birth certificate, the applicant may request to have the English equivalent
appear on the state ID card (e.g., foreign first name "Giuseppe" with English
equivalent of "Joseph", which can be displayed on the state ID card as "Joseph"
Giuseppe XYZ) by providing proof of the translated name from a dictionary or
other recognized source;
(iii)
Birth certificate in foreign name: when an applicant has adopted the use of an
English name prior to 1950 but has not obtained a legal name change, the
applicant may request to have the English name appear on the state ID card
(e.g., an applicant has a birth certificate that reads "Hanako" XYZ, and wants
to use the adopted English name, "Ethel", which can be displayed on the state
ID card as "Ethel" Hanako XYZ) by presenting one of the following that shows
the English name: marriage certificate or social security computer
printout;
(B)
Certificate of child born abroad to American parent(s);
(C) Certificate of citizenship or
naturalization;
(D) Original alien
resident card. If the alien resident card lists two surnames and the social
security card lists only one surname, the applicant must complete a Social
Security Administration verification form or provide a social security computer
printout so that the name can be verified;
(E) Original foreign passport, unexpired,
issued by the applicant's country of citizenship, with a valid visa;
(F) Original Form 1-94 departure card
(refugee status);
(G) Certificate
of identity for United States nationals; or
(H) Original unexpired United States passport
and completed state identification passport supplemental information form:
and as many of the following items in subparagraphs (I) to (N), which apply to the applicant:
(I) Certified marriage certificate issued by
the state health department or country where the event occurred; provided that
documentation of a union entered into in other jurisdictions between two
individuals not recognized under section
572-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be recognized as a civil union; and provided
further that women who married prior to 1991 and were not given a middle name
at birth may adopt the usage of their maiden name as their middle name or, if
given a middle at birth, may adopt the usage of their maiden name as their
middle name or with their middle name;
(J) Certified copy of a divorce decree,
especially if there is a resumption of middle or surname clause;
(K) Certified copy of decree of legal
adoption;
(L) Certified decree or
order of legal name change;
(M)
Certified marriage annulment; or
(N) Certified civil union certificate issued
by State of Hawaii department of health;
(3) Documents verifying proof of birthdate:
One of the following items in subparagraphs (A) to (G):
(A) Certified birth certificate issued by the
state repository in the state where the applicant was born;
(B) Certified certificate of child born
abroad to American parent(s);
(C)
Original certificate of citizenship or naturalization;
(D) Original alien resident card;
(E) Original unexpired foreign passport,
issued by the applicant's country, with a valid visa;
(F) Original Form 1-94 departure card
(refugee status); or
(G) Original
unexpired United States passport and completed state identification passport
supplemental information form; and
(4) Documents verifying proof of citizenship:
(A) United States citizen: One of the
following items described in clauses (i) to (vi):
(i) Certified birth certificate issued by the
state repository in the state where the applicant was born;
(ii) Certificate of citizenship or
naturalization;
(iii) Certificate
of child born abroad to American parent(s);
(iv) Original United States embassy letter
for persons born in a foreign country that indicates their petition for United
States citizenship has been granted, along with a United States
passport;
(v) Original Form G-342
issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or
(vi) Original unexpired United States
passport and completed state identification passport supplemental information
form; or
(B) United
States national: certified birth certificate with certificate of identity;
or
(C) Non-United States citizen:
one of the following items described in clauses (i) to (v) :
(i) Original alien resident card issued by
the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;
(ii) An original passport or certificate of
citizenship for the country for which the applicant claims citizenship, if the
applicant presents an original alien resident card but claims citizenship other
than that of the country of birth;
(iii) Original foreign passport issued by the
applicant's country, with valid visa, and Form 1-94 card. Form
1-2
0 or Form is also required for foreign students and student trainees;
(iv) Original Form 1-94 card for refugees
with Employment Authorization Card; or
(v) Original Form G-342 issued by the United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(c) An applicant must have the gender designation displayed on the state identification card.
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