SB 419 Summary

• Raises the minimum legal age for marriage in Hawaii from 16 to 18 years old, eliminating the exception that allowed 15-year-olds to marry with family court approval.

• Removes requirements for parental consent and written family court approval for minors seeking marriage licenses.

• Makes family court annulment of underage marriages mandatory (rather than permissive) when parties had not reached the legal marriage age at the time of marriage.

• Eliminates the exception that allowed marriages to remain valid if parties cohabitated after reaching legal age, making all underage marriages subject to annulment.

• Repeals provisions governing parental consent for minors under 18 and automatic emancipation of married minors, along with conforming amendments to guardianship and court jurisdiction statutes.