Hawaii's state vital records office is moving to a new downtown Honolulu location, a routine change that mainly affects anyone who needs a birth, death, or marriage certificate.

• The Office of Health Status Monitoring moves to the City Financial Tower on Merchant Street starting September 21.
• Both the old and new offices stay open until the move is finished, so service should not be interrupted.
• The office issues copies of birth, death, and marriage records and keeps Hawaii's official vital records.
• The Health Department will also start issuing certified vital records in a new format around the same time, alongside longer office hours.

Outlook: Expect a short stretch of split operations in September before everything shifts to the new downtown office.