Search Hawaii White Pages
The Hawaii White Pages brings together state and county sources that help you look up a person in the islands. Start with a name. Add a city or county if you have one. The pages built into this site point you to court records, vital records, property records, and other public data kept by state and county offices. Each county has its own way to search. This guide walks you through them. Use the tool below to begin a Hawaii White Pages search right now, then click a county or city to pull up local contacts and links.
Hawaii White Pages Overview
How Hawaii White Pages Access Works
Hawaii runs its public records system under a single state law. The Uniform Information Practices Act, found in Chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, sets the rules for what you can see and how fast you can see it. The law passed in 1988. The Office of Information Practices runs it. That office sits at 250 South Hotel Street, Suite 107, in Honolulu. Call them at 808-586-1400 if a search hits a dead end.
The baseline rule is simple. Every record held by a state or county office is open to the public unless another law closes it. You do not need to say why you want a record. You just need to describe it well enough for staff to find it. A White Pages lookup falls under this same right of access. You can ask for court files, address data, land records, license data, and more.
Agencies must answer within ten business days. If a record has some parts that are public and some parts that are not, the open parts go out within five business days. Fees kick in when staff have to search or copy. The first hour of search time is free. After that, the cost is $2.50 per fifteen minutes. Paper copies run $0.25 per page. A fee waiver can apply if the request serves a strong public interest.
We linked to the OIP basic Q&A page above because it walks through rights, request forms, and timelines in plain words. The image below shows the OIP page as it appears today.
OIP even posts a sample UIPA request form. You can fill it out, email it in, or drop it off. Staff log every request in the agency's UIPA Record Request Log, and twice a year those logs roll into the master log at data.hawaii.gov.
Note: Requests get closed out after twenty business days if you do not respond to the agency's notice, so answer any follow-up from staff within that window.
Court Records in the Hawaii White Pages
Court files are a key piece of any Hawaii White Pages search. The state runs a single online portal for case lookups. It is called eCourt Kokua. You can reach it through the Hawaii State Judiciary website or go straight to the records search page. The system is free. No login is needed. It is open all day, every day.
The judiciary site is a good starting spot when you want to know where to file, which court handles a matter, or how to find a case.
From there, the records search tool lets you pull case data by name, case number, attorney name, or ticket number. What shows up depends on case type.
eCourt Kokua covers traffic, criminal, civil, Land Court, and Tax Appeal Court records. The system lists party names, filing dates, court dates, case status, charges, and the final outcome. Some files are closed. Sealed cases, juvenile matters, and certain confidential items do not show up at all.
The screenshot above shows the court records search landing page. It links out to the live eCourt Kokua tool and gives a quick primer on each case type.
The judiciary splits Hawaii into four circuits. First Circuit covers Oahu. Second Circuit covers Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kalawao. Third Circuit covers the island of Hawaii. Fifth Circuit covers Kauai. The old Fourth Circuit merged into the Third long ago. District Courts under each circuit handle traffic cases, small claims up to $5,000, civil matters up to $40,000, and minor criminal charges. Family Courts take on divorce, custody, child support, adoption, and protection orders. For a certified copy of any court paper, you still need to contact the clerk at the court where the case was filed.
Hawaii Vital Records and White Pages Data
Vital records sit at the state level. The Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records Section holds birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for events in the islands. Birth and marriage records date back to 1909. Divorce records date from 1951. The mailing address is 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 103, Honolulu, HI 96813. The phone is (808) 586-4533.
The page above is the main hub for birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificate requests in Hawaii. It outlines fees, who can get a record, and what ID you need.
Vital records are closed for 75 years after the event. During that window only the person named, a spouse, a parent, a child, a grandchild, a legal guardian, a legal rep, or someone with a court order can get a copy. After 75 years, the records open up for family research and public use. The first certified copy costs $10. Each extra copy of the same record bought at the same time costs $4.
You can order online through the state's partner at VitalChek, by mail, or in person at the Honolulu office. You have to send a copy of a valid photo ID with any mail request. For family history work that goes past 1909, the Hawaii State Archives is the next stop.
Hawaii White Pages and Criminal History
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center runs a statewide criminal history system called eCrim. It is part of the Attorney General's Office. The criminal history FAQ page is the best place to start. It lays out what a record shows, who can get one, and what it costs.
The screen above is the current HCJDC FAQ. It walks through the steps for a name-based check and explains the rules for self-checks.
A name-based check costs $30. Records include adult convictions, arrests in the past year with no outcome yet, and active restraining orders. Juvenile records are out, with narrow exceptions. The Hawaii Sex Offender Registry sits on its own site at sexoffenders.ehawaii.gov. HCJDC is at 465 S. King Street, Room 101, in Honolulu. Phone (808) 586-3000.
Self-check tip: Pull your own record first before any licensing or benefits application. It is the fastest way to spot mistakes and fix them before they cause trouble.
Archive Records Behind the White Pages
Old records matter too. The Hawaii State Archives genealogy research guide is the main gateway for pre-1909 vital data, passenger manifests, probate files, naturalization records, and land awards. The Archives sits on the Iolani Palace grounds at 364 S. King Street.
The guide above walks you through the specific finding aids for Kingdom-era records, plantation logs, and military papers held in Honolulu.
Phone the Archives at (808) 586-0329 or email archives@hawaii.gov before a visit. Staff can flag which items need special handling and confirm open hours. They also partner with FamilySearch on some collections, which helps if you cannot fly in.
Land and genealogy researchers care about the Mahele records too. Those are the Land Commission Awards from the Kingdom era. They sit in the Archives along with Royal Patents. Many family stories trace back to those papers.
Professional License Lookup
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs runs the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, known as PVL. The PVL site hosts a free online license check. You can search by name, license number, or business name.
Use the PVL portal shown above to verify a doctor, a nurse, a contractor, a real estate agent, an attorney, or any of roughly 52 regulated professions.
Results show license type, number, issue date, expiration date, status, and any past discipline. Print or save the PDF for your own records. The PVL office is at 335 Merchant Street, Room 301, Honolulu. Phone (808) 586-3000.
Property Records in Hawaii White Pages
Hawaii handles land records in a way no other state does. The Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances keeps every recorded document for the whole state in one place. It is not a county office. That is unique. The Bureau runs both a Regular System for general recording and a Land Court for Torrens-registered parcels. You search by name, by document number, or by Tax Map Key.
A free public option is the Hawaii Property Checker. It lets you pull up real estate data by address.
The checker links into the state conveyances system and pulls ownership, deed, and mortgage data for a parcel.
Tax Map Key is Hawaii's unique parcel code. The first digit tells you the county. 1 means Honolulu. 2 means Maui. 3 means Hawaii Island. 4 means Kauai. After the county digit comes zone, section, plat, and parcel. That code unlocks every record tied to a piece of land. Basic searches cost nothing. Document images are $1 per page. A certified copy is $5 for the first page, $1 for each extra page. Record new deeds for $51 for the first page and $12 for each extra page. The main office is at the Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu. Call (808) 587-0147.
Open Data and Bulk Lookups
Some White Pages searches call for bulk data instead of a single name. The Hawaii Open Data Portal posts datasets that agencies have made public. That includes the UIPA Record Request Log, business entity dumps from the Hawaii Business Express system, election files, and more.
The portal above hosts hundreds of state datasets ready for download. You can filter by agency or by topic.
Business Express covers LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and trade names. Search by entity name, file number, or registered agent. Articles, annual reports, and amendments are on file. A plain search is free. Certificates of Good Standing cost extra.
Ethics data for state officials sits at the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. Legislators, judges, and department heads must file annual financial disclosure statements there. Campaign contribution and spending reports live at the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission. Both offer free online lookups. These are good add-ons to a standard name search in the Hawaii White Pages.
Note: Bulk data dumps come as CSV or JSON most of the time, so a spreadsheet tool makes sorting much faster.
Hawaii White Pages by Judicial Circuit
Hawaii's four circuits shape where you file and where you search.
- First Circuit: Oahu, which is Honolulu County
- Second Circuit: Maui County plus Kalawao
- Third Circuit: Hawaii County on the Big Island
- Fifth Circuit: Kauai County
Each circuit has a main courthouse, a set of district courts, and a family court. Traffic, small claims, and minor crimes stay in district court. Felonies, large civil cases, and divorce move up to circuit court. Probate sits in circuit court too.
A Hawaii White Pages lookup often crosses circuits. Someone born on Kauai may now live on Oahu. A person who owns land on the Big Island may file a divorce on Maui. Each record stays with the circuit that filed it. The state judiciary website ties them all together through eCourt Kokua.
Hawaii White Pages by County
Each of the five Hawaii counties runs its own records office and keeps its own pages. Pick one below to find the clerk, police, property tax, and planning contacts for that area.
Major Hawaii Cities for White Pages Lookups
City pages point you to the right county office, the right court, and the right police station for each place. Pick a city to see local links and images from that area.