Honolulu County People Search
A Honolulu County people search pulls data from the Honolulu Police Department, the First Circuit Court, the City Clerk, the District Health Office, and the Real Property Assessment Division. The county covers the island of Oahu and holds about 70 percent of the state's population. Most people search work for Hawaii ends up running through Honolulu County at some point. You can look up a case, a deed, a police report, or a vital record using the portals and offices listed on this page.
Honolulu County Overview
Honolulu County People Search Police Records
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the main law agency on Oahu. The Records Division at Alapai Headquarters handles all report and abstract requests. The Records Unit is open Monday to Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The unit is closed on weekends and state holidays. Requests go in by email, by mail, or in person. A police report copy costs $0.50 for the first page and $0.25 for each extra page. A verification letter costs $1.00 for the first page. Color copies are $0.65 per page.
Below is the HPD Records Division page that starts most Honolulu County people search work on police files. See honolulupd.org/police-reports for the request form.
Under HRS § 92F-13, report copies have names, home addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and phone numbers redacted. All juvenile data is also redacted. Public Report Request email: recordsrequest@honolulupd.org. Mail: Honolulu Police Department, Attn: Records Division, 801 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
The HPD also posts daily adult arrest logs. Each log lists the name, age, charge, and booking time. Logs stay up for 14 days and rotate out. Older data takes a formal Records Division request. The arrest log page is at honolulupd.org/information/arrest-logs. Federal and military arrests are not on the log.
First Circuit Court
Oahu is the First Judicial Circuit. The First Circuit Court handles civil, criminal, family, probate, and traffic cases. The main courthouse is at Ka`ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, phone (808) 539-4767. Family Court sits at the Kapolei Judiciary Complex, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707, phone (808) 954-8000. A Honolulu County people search on a court file runs through both sites.
Note: District Court criminal cases before August 2012 are not in eCourt Kokua. For older files, visit the clerk's office in person.
Honolulu City Clerk
The Office of the City Clerk is the keeper of ordinances, resolutions, rules, and council records for the City and County of Honolulu. The office runs voter registration and all county elections. It also has the city seal and certifies official papers. A Honolulu County people search for voter or council data goes through this office. The main number is (808) 768-3810. Email: clerks@honolulu.gov. Mail: 530 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Honolulu County People Search by Property
The Real Property Assessment Division (RPAD) runs two main sites. The first is qPublic, a full search tool. The second is a secure portal for tax payments and homeowner claims. A Honolulu County people search can use either one to tie a name to a parcel, a deed, or a sale.
qPublic lets you search by location address, parcel number (TMK), or Board of Review number. For a quick check, leave out street suffixes like "St" or "Rd" to widen the pool. TMKs can be typed with or without dashes. Do not type the island digit. A TMK like (1) 9-4-044-078-0000-000 goes in as 940440780000 or 9-4-044-078.
The system shows the parcel number, location address, project name, legal info, property class, land area, owner names, and assessment history. Up to ten years of tax class, land value, building value, total value, exemptions, and net taxable value are shown. Data updates yearly on December 15 for the upcoming tax year. Ownership and parcel info can change daily.
Find the qPublic system at qpublic.schneidercorp.com. The secure payment and appeal portal is at realpropertyhonolulu.com. Chapter 502, HRS, is the state law that sets the rules for property recording.
RPAD offices:
- City Hall: 530 South King St, Rm 115, Honolulu, HI 96813, (808) 768-3980
- Downtown Office: 842 Bethel Street, Basement, Honolulu, (808) 768-3799
- Kapolei Office: 1000 Uluohia Street, #206, Kapolei, (808) 768-3799
- Tax Maps Branch: 842 Bethel Street, Basement, Honolulu
- Email: bfsrpmailbox@honolulu.gov
Vital Records in Honolulu County
The Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, runs the statewide vital records file. The Oahu office is at 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 103, Honolulu, HI 96813. Window hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Phone: (808) 586-4541. A Honolulu County people search for a birth, marriage, civil union, or death record starts here.
Here is the Honolulu District Health Office page at the DOH site. Visit health.hawaii.gov/vitalrecords/birth-marriage-certificates for forms.
A marriage or civil union copy can often be issued the same day at the Oahu window. A mail order needs a printed form, a copy of a government ID, and proof of tie to the record. Under HRS § 338-18, only the named person, a close family member, or a legal agent can pull a certified copy.
Other Honolulu County People Search Tools
For adult convictions, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC) runs eCrim at ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc. Each name search is $5. A certified report is $12. The center is at 465 South King Street, Room 101, in Honolulu. Chapter 846, HRS, sets the rules for what data can be shared. Chapter 846E covers the covered offender registry at sexoffenders.ehawaii.gov.
The Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) is the main detention site for the county. It is at 2199 Kamehameha Highway, Honolulu, HI 96819, phone (808) 832-1777. Inmate status can be checked at hawaiipolice.gov/services/inmate-information. The Hawaii SAVIN tool is free and anonymous.
The Bureau of Conveyances at boc.ehawaii.gov is the statewide deed index. A search by owner name ties every parcel in the state to that name. For open records asks under UIPA, see oip.hawaii.gov.
A full Honolulu County people search often mixes HPD files, First Circuit Court data, RPAD parcel data, and HCJDC conviction checks.
Honolulu County People Search Under UIPA
The Uniform Information Practices Act, or UIPA, is set out in Chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. It is the main rule for a Honolulu County people search that goes through a city, state, or county office. HRS § 92F-11 grants the right of access. HRS § 92F-13 lists the main outs, such as the privacy shield.
A UIPA ask must be in writing, must name the record, and must give a way to get back in touch. Each agency has ten business days to reply. Fees run $0.25 per page for copies and $2.50 per 15 minutes of search or review. The first hour is free. See oip.hawaii.gov for the model form.
Cities in Honolulu County
Honolulu County covers the whole island of Oahu. Pick a city for local police substation, court, and property data.