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Hawaii court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Hawaii costs $215 in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Hawaii — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Hawaii at a glance	Figure
Court	Family Court
Divorce filing fee	$215 with no minor children: $100 filing fee + $65 indigent legal services surcharge + $50 computer surcharge. With minor children add a $50 parent-education surcharge — $265 total.
Name change filing fee	$50 — a Hawaii name change is not a court filing at all: the petition goes to the Lieutenant Governor under H.R.S. §574-5(c). Add a $5 administrative fee if you file online.
Name-change publication	Required — Required — the signed Notice of Change of Name must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within 60 days or the petition is void (H.R.S. §574-5(d)).
General civil filing fee	The Hawaii Judiciary publishes components rather than a single civil total: H.R.S. §607-5 sets a $200 filing fee (Part I), a $50 administrative fee (Part II), and the $65 indigent legal services surcharge. We do not publish a summed total as verified — confirm the amount due with the clerk.
Probate filing fee	$100, charged once per estate (H.R.S. §607-5, Part I(14)).

Divorce filing fees

$215 with no minor children: $100 filing fee + $65 indigent legal services surcharge + $50 computer surcharge. With minor children add a $50 parent-education surcharge — $265 total.

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

$50 — a Hawaii name change is not a court filing at all: the petition goes to the Lieutenant Governor under H.R.S. §574-5(c). Add a $5 administrative fee if you file online.

Publication: Required — the signed Notice of Change of Name must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within 60 days or the petition is void (H.R.S. §574-5(d)).

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

The Hawaii Judiciary publishes components rather than a single civil total: H.R.S. §607-5 sets a $200 filing fee (Part I), a $50 administrative fee (Part II), and the $65 indigent legal services surcharge. We do not publish a summed total as verified — confirm the amount due with the clerk.

Probate court costs

$100, charged once per estate (H.R.S. §607-5, Part I(14)).

How filing works in Hawaii

Prepare the petition or complaint for the Family Court — most Hawaii courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
Complete any publication the rules require — for a Hawaii name change: required.
Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

Item	Cost
Filing fee	$215
Service of process (typical private process server)	$50–$100
Estimated total to file	$265–$315

Filing fee plus service for one respondent, before any mediation, parenting-class, or copy charges described in the guides. Run your own combination in the cost calculator.

Sources: Hawaii State Judiciary — Family Court Fees · H.R.S. ch. 607 — Hawaii State Legislature · Office of the Lieutenant Governor — Name Change (Form E). Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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