§574-2  Legitimate children.  The
registrar of births shall register any child born in wedlock as having both a
family name and a given name chosen by one of the child's parents, or, if the
parents do not agree on the name or names, the name or names specified by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be in the best interests of the child;
provided that the name or names of the child, if already registered on the
birth certificate, need not be changed until the court order specifies
otherwise.  The registrar shall register any child legitimated, as provided in
section 338-21, as having both a family name and a given name chosen by the
child's parents, or, if the parents do not agree on the name or names, the name
or names specified by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in the best
interests of the child. [L 1860, p 32, §2; RL 1925, §3120; RL 1935, §4664; RL
1945, §12385; RL 1955, §327-2; am L 1967, c 6, §2; HRS §574-2; am L 1975, c 66,
§3; am L 1980, c 153, §1; am L 1989, c 75, §2; am L 1991, c 121, §2]