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Marriage Requirements and Guidelines
Canonical Requirements
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Personal interview appointment with a priest or deacon.
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Marriage preparation program (which will be explained during the personal interview appotnment).
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Participation in Engaged Encounter weekend.
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Minimum four months of pre-marital preparation.
Required Documentation (This will be explained during the personal interview appointment)
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Pre-nuptial Investigation.
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Permission from proper pastor, if needed.
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Notarized "Freedom to Marry" form.
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Current Baptismal Certificate fo Catholics (must be dated within last 6 months).
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Declaration of Nullity document, if applicable.
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FOCCUS Assessment (a self-diagnostic instrument designed to help couples learn more about themselves and their unique relationship).
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An assigned marriage preparation couple facilitates review.
Couples prepared outside of Hawaii must have their canonical documentation forwarded by their priest or deacon to their proper chancery office. Once documentation is received by the proper chancery office, the documents must be sent to:
Diocese of Honolulu
Office of the Chancellor
1184 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI 96813-2858
Toll Free: 1-800-530-1790
www.catholichawaii.com
Marriage License
A license is required by the State of Hawaii. This license must be obtained directly from the State of Hawaii Department of Health and the cost is currently $60.00. For more information, consult the State of Hawaii Department of Health website at www.hawaii.gov/doh. The license is valid for 30 days only, so please arrange to obtain a license no more than 30 days prior to your wedding date.
(For Marriage Validations, call Deacon Wally Mitsui at (808) 623-3332 Ext 206. Dates and times for validation are announced in the Bulletin. Call the Rectory Office at (808) 623-3332 Ext 100 or fill out the Request for Information Form to arrange an appointment. | 
