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Op. No. 81-1 STATE OF HAWAII A=SIAN ATTONEY GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
STATE CAPITOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
(808) 548-4740
April 10, 1981
Honorable Jean King
Lieutenant Governor
State of Hawaii
State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Dear Lieutenant Governor King:
Re: The Legality of Use of .Title As Name
By memorandum dated December 4, 1980, you requested
our opinion as to whether you should grant a change of name
when it appears that the petitioner's intent is to use the
new name as a title, rather than as a name. The facts
expressed in your memorandum are as follows:
On November 1, 1974, the State of Kentucky granted
a request to change the petitioner's name from Gary William
Jackson to Gharith Aragorn Elessar Pendragon. The petitioner
is now requesting that the Lieutenant Governor additionally
change his name to Lord Gharith Aragorn Elessar Pendragon.
The question you posed was whether the Lieutenant Governor
should grant the change of name when it appears that the
petitioner's intent is to use Lord as a title, rather than
as a name.
We respond in the negative.
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8, United States
Constitution, provides:
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the
United States: And no Person holding any Office
of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the
Consent of the Congress, accept of any present,
Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever,
from any King, Prince, or foreign State. [Emphasis
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