18/04/2020
Here's the email we received from the Hawaii Department of Health:
Dear Marriage License Agents and Marriage Performers:
Hawaii Law Prohibits Virtual Marriage Ceremonies
For a marriage to be valid, section 572-1(7), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires that the marriage ceremony be performed in the State by a person or society with a valid license to solemnize marriages and the parties to be married and the person performing the marriage ceremony all be physically present at the same place and time for the marriage ceremony. This law has not been suspended by any of the Governor’s executive orders effective during the disaster emergency relief period.
A virtual marriage ceremony done by an individual with a license to solemnize marriages does not meet the legal requirements for a valid marriage. If a marriage conducted in violation of the law gets registered in our system, the validity of such a marriage will always be subject to a legal challenge. The Department of Health pursuant to section 572-13.5 Hawaii Revised Statutes may revoke the license of any marriage officiant who misleads couples to attempt to marry in this invalid manner.