Hilo White Pages Directory
The Hilo White Pages pulls together county, state, and court sources that help you look up a person tied to the Hawaii County seat. Start with a name. Add a street, a TMK, or a case number if you have one. Hilo sits on the east side of the Big Island. It hosts the Third Circuit Court, the Hawaii Police Records Section, and the county Real Property Tax Office. That means a Hilo White Pages search lines up with the same offices that handle filings for the rest of Hawaii Island. Use the tool below to start.
Hilo White Pages Overview
Hilo White Pages Court Records
Court records are the first stop for most Hilo lookups. The Third Circuit Court sits right in town. Hilo District Court operates at 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo 96720. The phone is (808) 961-7400. District staff handle traffic, small claims up to $5,000, civil cases up to $40,000, and misdemeanor crimes. The Third Circuit Court next door takes felony trials, big civil cases, family court, and probate for the whole Big Island.
You do not need to drive to the courthouse for most of it. The Hawaii State Judiciary runs a free online tool called eCourt Kokua. Get to it through the state court records search page. Type a name. Add a case number if you have one. The system pulls filings, court dates, charges, and the final outcome. Sealed files and juvenile cases do not show.
The rules tied to these searches live in UIPA, also known as Chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Agencies have ten business days to answer a written request. The first hour of staff search time is free. After that, the rate is $2.50 per fifteen minutes. Paper copies run $0.25 per page. Certified court copies must come from the clerk at the courthouse where the case was filed.
Note: eCourt Kokua does not charge to view case data, but a certified copy from the Hilo clerk still costs a small per-page fee paid at the counter.
Hilo Property and Address White Pages Lookups
When you need to tie a name to an address in Hilo, the county Real Property Tax Office is the easy path. The office sits at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 4, Hilo 96720. Call (808) 961-8201. The online portal does most of the work. We linked it below so you can run a free search.
Check the Hawaii County property tax site for owner info, parcel size, and tax history across the Big Island including Hilo. Go to hawaiipropertytax.com.
The screen above is the Hawaii County Real Property Tax search portal. Search by TMK, owner name, address, or subdivision. Hilo parcels start with 3, since 3 is the county code in the Tax Map Key system.
Deeds and mortgages do not sit at the county. Hawaii is unique here. All recorded land documents for the whole state go to the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances in Honolulu. There is no Hilo branch. You can still search online, by name, by document number, or by TMK. Basic searches cost nothing. Document images are $1 per page. A free public layer at Hawaii Property Checker taps into the same data for quick address lookups. A Home Exemption on a Hilo parcel knocks money off the tax bill. The filing deadline is December 31.
Hilo Police Records and Incident Reports
The Hawaii Police Department is a county agency. Hilo hosts the main Records Section. The address is 349 Kapiolani Street, Hilo 96720. Call (808) 935-3311. Bring a photo ID to request any report in person.
Use the Hawaii Police Department website for forms, district contacts, and crime statistics. Reports for traffic wrecks go out to the drivers named in the file. Arrest logs are posted day by day at the station.
The screen above shows the Hawaii Police site. District stations cover Hilo, Puna, Ka'u, North Kohala, South Kohala, and Kona. A formal UIPA request to the Records Section gets you copies not on the counter.
Some people come in for a name-based criminal history check. That one does not go through the county. It goes through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center at the state Attorney General's office. The criminal history FAQ page lays out the steps. The fee is $30.
Hilo Vital Records and White Pages Data
Birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for events in Hilo sit at the state level. There is no city or county vital records office on the Big Island. Requests go to the Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records Section in Honolulu.
The first certified copy runs $10. Each extra copy of the same record bought at the same time is $4. Records stay closed for 75 years after the event. During that window, only the person named, a close family member, a legal guardian, a legal rep, or someone with a court order can get a copy. After that, genealogy researchers can pull records for family work.
Mail, in person in Honolulu, or online through VitalChek all work. For events before 1909, ask the Hawaii State Archives. They hold Kingdom-era vital data, probate files, and Land Commission Awards.
Council Districts Serving Hilo
Hilo sits in Council Districts 2 and 3. District 2 covers downtown Hilo, Waiakea Uka, and Kaumana. District 3 covers Panaewa, Puainako, and part of HPP. The council districts page posts each member's office phone, email, and map.
The Hawaii County Council and the Office of the County Clerk both run out of 25 Aupuni Street in Hilo. Call (808) 961-8255. The clerk keeps Council records, runs elections, and files fictitious business names. Contact: clerk-council@hawaiicounty.gov. Older Council bills, agendas, minutes, and resolutions live in an online archive. Sign in with public and weblink808 to browse.
If you need a record that is not online, submit a UIPA request in writing. Staff log the request in the county's UIPA Record Request Log. Twice a year those logs roll into the master log at data.hawaii.gov. The rules give agencies ten business days to reply.
Note: The Laserfiche login for Council records uses the same public credentials statewide, so the sign-in is not a fee or a personal account tie.
Planning, Zoning, and Parcel Files
The Windward Planning office covers Hilo and the east side. It sits at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 4, Hilo 96720. Phone (808) 961-8288. Zoning letters, subdivision files, and Special Management Area permits all come through this office. Go to the planning department page for forms and staff contacts.
Zoning matters for a Hilo White Pages search in more ways than people expect. A name tied to a business may need a use permit on file. A home address may sit in a flood zone or SMA district. Planning keeps those maps. Ask for a zoning verification letter if you need paperwork for a bank or title company.
Building permits come out of the Department of Public Works, not Planning. Most projects need Planning sign-off first. Hilo residents can pay tax bills and set up exemptions through the county finance portal. The Home Exemption, Senior Exemption, and Disability Exemption all knock real dollars off the bill.
Professional and Business Lookups for Hilo
Need to check a Hilo contractor, doctor, nurse, or real estate agent? Use the state Professional and Vocational Licensing page at cca.hawaii.gov/pvl. The portal runs a free name search. Results show license type, number, issue date, expiration date, status, and any discipline.
About 52 regulated professions show in the tool. PVL sits at 335 Merchant Street, Room 301, in Honolulu. Print the result or save the PDF for your files.
Hilo businesses may also show in Hawaii Business Express. That tool covers LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and trade names. A basic entity search is free. Articles, annual reports, and amendments are on file.
Nearby Hilo Area Lookups
A White Pages search often crosses town lines. If the person you want may live past Hilo, try a nearby Big Island page. Hawaiian Paradise Park is just east. Kailua-Kona sits on the west side. Waimea is up north.
For the full county rundown of offices, forms, and fees, visit the Hawaii County White Pages page. That page ties together clerk, police, property tax, and planning contacts in one spot.