Court Filing Fees

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Court filing fees in Hawaii

What the court charges to start a divorce or an adult name change in Hawaii, as stated in the fee schedule or statute. Lawyer fees, service of papers and newspaper costs are extra.

$215to file for divorce
$56to file for an adult name change

The details

Fee to file for divorce
TOTAL WITHOUT CHILDREN $215.00 (Initial Filing Fee $100.00, Surcharge 65.00, Computer System Surcharge 50.00)1

From the Fifth Circuit (Kauai) packet dated 02/2025. The statewide Family Court fee sheet could not be read.

Fee to respond to a divorce
No answer fee listed1

Packet lists no fee for an answer.

Fee for an adult name change
$50.00 filing fee, $1.00 archive fee, and a $5.00 service fee per petition submitted (Lieutenant Governor)4

Same fee statewide.

Newspaper publication for a name change
The Lieutenant Governor guide lists a publication fee starting at $204.19 for the Name Change Notice but does not state publication is legally required.4
Court that handles divorce
Family Court. Adult name changes go to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.24
If you cannot afford the fee
1F-P-3107, Ex Parte Motion and Declaration to Waive Filing Fees Under HRS Chapter 607-33 Get the form
Fees change, and some counties add local fees. Check the court's own fee page or call the clerk before you file.

Sources

  1. Instructions Uncontested Divorce Packet Without Children (Fifth Circuit), Hawaii State Judiciary, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Uncontested Divorce Without Children Checklist and Instructions (1F-P-3067, 4/18/24), Hawaii State Judiciary, checked 1 November 2026
  3. Family Court Forms, Oahu, Hawaii State Judiciary, checked 1 November 2026
  4. Name Change Guide, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source we used only because the official page could not be read.