Canadian consulate in Hawaii
Hawaii belongs to San Francisco on paper, and in practice there is something closer. The Consulate General of Australia in Honolulu provides Canadian consular services under a sharing agreement between the two countries.
Which consulate covers Hawaii
The office that covers Hawaii is the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco.
An Australian consulate helping a Canadian sounds like a mistake and is not. Canada and Australia share consular services in a handful of places, and Honolulu is one of them.
How far the consulate is from each city in Hawaii
| City | Consulate | Distance | Driving time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo | San Francisco | by air | — |
| Honolulu | San Francisco | by air | — |
| Kailua-Kona | San Francisco | by air | — |
| Lahaina | San Francisco | by air | — |
Routing assumes clear roads and legal speeds throughout, which no actual drive matches.
What you can do from Hawaii without visiting
A good share of Canadian paperwork is handled without seeing anyone.
- Apply for a citizenship certificate, Online or on paper, direct to IRCC. This is the document that proves you are Canadian.
- Get an eTA, A web form linked to your passport. Most applications are approved within minutes.
- Order a birth or marriage certificate, From the province where it happened. Ottawa does not hold these records.
- Check an application, Every IRCC and passport application can be followed online.
The thirteen procedures, step by step
Written around the same question: does this need a consulate or not?
It is the only arrangement of its kind in this directory, and it saves Hawaii residents a 2,400 mile flight.