Kauai County White Pages

The Kauai County White Pages pulls the main sources you need to look up a person or address on the Garden Island. Lihue is the county seat. The Fifth Circuit of the Hawaii State Judiciary handles local court cases. A full White Pages search for a Kauai resident can touch the Real Property Tax office, the County Clerk, the Kauai Police Department, and the state Bureau of Conveyances branch in Lihue. This page sets them out in order and points you to each portal with the right phone and address.

Kauai County Property White Pages

The Kauai Real Property Tax website is the main stop for a White Pages search tied to an address on Kauai. You can pull up owner data, parcel info, sales history, and current maps. The system is part of the qPublic network. Search by location address, TMK number, owner name, sales, or condo project name.

Below is the Kauai qPublic page. Open it to begin a parcel search or to grab a TMK.

The Kauai qPublic site ties to the county's Real Property Assessment Division at 4444 Rice Street, Suite A-454, Lihue, HI 96766. Phone (808) 241-4224. Email rpassessment@kauai.gov. A second portal at www.kauaipropertytax.com has the same search.

Billing and collection info updates every day. Ownership refreshes each week. Assessed values post once a year and need certification by the Director of Finance. Property owners can pay tax bills online at kauairpt.ehawaii.gov/propertytax. Credit card and eCheck work. The service fee includes a $2.50 convenience charge per bill plus a processing fee that depends on the payment method. Multiple properties can be added to one cart. The Collection Section phone is (808) 241-4272.

Kauai County uses TMK county code 4. A full Kauai TMK looks like 4-5-4-007-051-0000. The county runs several exemption programs, including a home exemption. To qualify, the owner must live on the property as a primary home for more than 270 days a year, file a Hawaii state income tax return, show a Hawaii driver's license or state ID, and not claim a primary home anywhere else. The deadline to apply is September 30 each year. Relief programs cap at a combined gross household income of $106,200 for some lines. Some exemption forms move online through connect.kauai.gov.

Kauai County Clerk White Pages

The Kauai County Clerk keeps council records, runs elections, files DBA names, and processes UIPA requests. The office is at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 101, Lihue, HI 96766. Phone (808) 241-4800. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM. The office is closed on weekends and state holidays.

Council records include agendas, bills, resolutions, minutes, and supporting papers for County Council meetings. Those are public. A White Pages search tied to a public testimony, a council bill, or an ordinance runs through the clerk. Elections files and voter registration data sit with the clerk too, though the raw voter list is not fully public. Certified copies of ordinances and resolutions cost a small fee.

Under the UIPA rules in Chapter 92F, the clerk has ten business days to respond to a formal record request. A few requests can stretch to twenty business days. Many items are now handled through the county's online portal.

Bureau of Conveyances on Kauai

Land records for all of Hawaii are kept by the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances, a state office. The Bureau runs a Kauai Branch Office at 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 210, Lihue, HI 96766. Phone (808) 241-3223. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Staff handle document recording, certified copies, and public record searches for deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, and similar papers.

A basic online search at boc.ehawaii.gov is free. Search by name, document number, or TMK. Document images cost $1 per page. Certified copies cost $1 per page plus a $5 certification fee. Recording fees are $51 for the first page and $12 for each added page. That local office saves a lot of time on a chain-of-title White Pages search.

Kauai Police Department Records

The Kauai Police Department keeps police reports, incident reports, and arrest records for Kauai County. Reports can be requested in person with valid photo ID and the applicable fee.

The police home page below lists stations, hours, and forms.

The Kauai Police Department page spells out the Records Division contact. The office is at 3990 Kaana Street, Suite 200, Lihue, HI 96766. Phone (808) 241-1711. Hours run Monday through Friday, 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM, except holidays.

Traffic accident reports are open to parties named in the report. General incident reports go to victims or authorized reps. Written UIPA requests are accepted for records that staff do not post online. The department also shares crime data and stats upon request. Fees vary by record type and length. Call ahead to confirm the current fee.

Kauai Planning Department

The Kauai Planning Department handles land use, zoning, subdivisions, and permits for the county. The office is at 4444 Rice Street, Lihue, HI 96766. A WebGIS application posts online with parcel boundaries, flood zones, land use designations, and subdivision plats. Zoning maps for every part of the county are on file there too. Special Management Area permits are needed for most coastal projects.

Planning files are public under UIPA. Historical planning documents and past application files are held by the department. Most items can be pulled by TMK. A White Pages search tied to a commercial property often runs here and at MAPPS-style permit tools.

Fifth Circuit Court Records

Kauai County is the Fifth Circuit of the Hawaii State Judiciary. Court records run through the statewide Hawaii State Judiciary portal and its eCourt Kokua tool. Free. Open day and night. Search by name, case number, attorney, or ticket number.

The main Fifth Circuit courthouse sits in Lihue at 3970 Kaana Street. Traffic cases, small claims up to $5,000, and minor crimes stay in District Court. Felonies, large civil cases, and probate move up to Circuit Court. Family Court handles divorce, custody, adoption, and protection orders. Sealed items, juvenile matters, and some confidential files do not show up. For a certified copy of a paper filed with the court, call the clerk at the Fifth Circuit.

Online Tools for Kauai Searches

Kauai County built out a resident portal called Connect Kauai. A single login lets residents pay tax bills, apply for exemptions, and submit some record requests. That speeds up a lot of the White Pages tasks people do by hand in other counties. The Finance Department posts the links to each tool.

Business records for Kauai County firms sit at the state Business Express system under the DCCA. Professional license checks for doctors, nurses, contractors, real estate agents, and attorneys also run through DCCA's Professional and Vocational Licensing Division.

Criminal history checks, vital records, and sex offender lookups are all at the state level. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center runs eCrim for a $30 name-based check. The Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records Section handles birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates. That first copy is $10. Each extra copy at the same time is $4.

Major Kauai Cities for White Pages

A White Pages search on Kauai may begin with a town rather than the full county. The main places on the island are on the south, east, and north shore. Key towns include Kapaa, Lihue, Wailua, Hanamaulu, Lawai, Wailua Homesteads, Kilauea, Hanapepe, Koloa, Eleele, Kalaheo, Hanalei, Princeville, Puhi, Anahola, Kekaha, and Waimea. All of these file through the same county offices on this page.

Court cases run through the Fifth Circuit. Property records run through the Real Property Tax Assessment Division. Police reports go through the Kauai Police Department. The clerk, the planning office, and the council each cover the full county. If a local office does not have what you need, the state resources listed above fill in the gaps.