Gender-marker change in Hawaii
These are the steps most people follow for a gender-marker change in Hawaii, in order. Each links to its official source and the date we last checked it. When you're ready, build a personalized checklist that covers every document at once.
This is general information, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always confirm with the official source linked on each step, and talk to a lawyer or legal-aid organization about your specific situation.
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Step 1: Update your Social Security record
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
Check these official pages yourself
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Step 2: Update your driver's license or state ID
- Hawaii's driver's license and state ID application forms let you select your own gender designation — Male, Female, or Not Specified — as one of the boxes you check on the application. The form does not ask for any supporting document to back up that choice.
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- This same three-option field appears on both the State of Hawaii Driver's License Application and the State of Hawaii Identification Card Application. Bring your completed application to an appointment at a Driver Licensing Center to submit it.
📝 Get the official form: State of Hawaii Driver's License Application
Sources
- State of Hawaii Driver's License Application — We cannot check this source automatically for changes. Check it yourself before you file.
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Step 3: Update your U.S. passport
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
Check these official pages yourself
- U.S. Department of State — Sex Markers in Passports — We cannot check this source automatically for changes. Check it yourself before you file.
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Where to get help
- Legal Aid Society of Hawaii — Hawaii's public-interest civil legal aid law firm, which can help income-eligible residents with name-change and other civil legal filings.
- ACLU of Hawaii — LGBTQ+ Rights — The ACLU of Hawaii publishes information and advocacy updates on LGBTQ+ rights in Hawaii, including issues affecting transgender residents.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — Hawaii identity documents guide — Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) keeps a plain-language guide to changing your name and gender marker on Hawaii documents. Their staff write and update it. Read it alongside this checklist.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — National advocacy organization (formerly the National Center for Transgender Equality) with plain-language guides to updating federal identity documents (Social Security, passport) after a name or gender-marker change.
- Lambda Legal Help Desk — National LGBTQ+ legal organization offering a free legal help desk for questions about discrimination and legal name/gender-marker changes.