HB 733 Summary

• Raises the minimum legal age to marry in Hawaii from 16 to 18 years of age, eliminating exceptions for parental or judicial consent.

• Requires family courts to declare marriages void (mandatory annulment) when one or both parties were under 18 at the time of marriage, removing the exception for couples who cohabitated after reaching legal age.

• Repeals provisions allowing minors to marry with parental consent (§572-2) and requiring minors to disclose guardianship status (§572-9).

• Establishes a new emancipation process allowing minors age 16-17 to petition circuit courts for complete or partial emancipation if they demonstrate maturity and capacity to manage their own affairs.

• Makes conforming amendments to workers' compensation, family court jurisdiction, and guardianship statutes to remove marriage-related references and align with new minimum age requirements.