Share that 'Ohana feeling

Share your family's important events — births, engagements, weddings and major celebrations — in our 'Ohana section. Current and former Hawai'i residents and Hawai'i-stationed military personnel are eligible.

The small print

• For birth announcements: You must attach a photocopy of your baby's official state-issued birth certificate. Only parents named on the birth certificate can be mentioned.
• For engagement and wedding announcements: Engagements may be announced up to six months before the wedding; you must submit a receipt for the reservations of your wedding site and a letter from your officiant. For weddings, you must send a photocopy of your official state-issued certificate of marriage.
• For celebrations: We'll publish celebrations such as a first birthday, 100th birthday, yakudoshi, bar or bat mitzvah, 25th and 50th anniversary and anniversaries every 10 years after that, and other major landmarks. Forms must be signed by the honoree or honoree's parent.

Sending photos

We print pictures of babies and married couples; these are optional.

• Please label clearly with name(s) of those pictured and the name of the person or studio who should get credit for taking the picture.
• The image must be a photo or slide in sharp focus. It must feature only the honored person(s) or be easily cropped to show only the person(s).
• No photos or other materials can be returned. So send us only copies you can spare. We cannot accept digital photos on a disc; all must be printed on photographic paper.
• The Advertiser reserves the right to decline to publish announcements and photos.

The Family Album

Send photos of family life in Hawai'i to: Family Album, 'Ohana Section, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; send digital images (at least 300 dpi) to ohana@honoluluadvertiser.com. Amateur photos only. Photos will not be returned. All submissions may be published or distributed in print, electronic or other forms.

How to reach us

• Mail: Announcements, 'Ohana Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802
• Fax: 525-8055
• Hand-deliver: The News Building, 605 Kapi'olani Blvd.
• Questions? 535-2410.
• Online: Use our online forms. Do not send your completed form via e-mail; mail, deliver or fax your form.