Maui County White Pages Lookup
The Maui County White Pages brings together the tools you need to look up a person or address across Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The county seat is Wailuku. The county also handles records for Kalawao County on the Kalaupapa Peninsula of Molokai. A full Maui County search can touch the Real Property Assessment Division, the MAPPS permit portal, the County Clerk, the Maui Police Department, and the state court system. This page walks you through each of those in plain order so a White Pages search stays on track.
Maui County White Pages Overview
Maui County Property White Pages
Property records are the backbone of many White Pages searches. The Real Property Assessment Division keeps tax and ownership data for every parcel in Maui County. That includes Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kahoolawe, plus the Kalaupapa area of Kalawao. The public-facing search runs through qPublic. You can search by owner name, address, TMK, parcel number, or subdivision.
See the Maui County qPublic landing page below to kick off a parcel search or confirm a TMK.
The Maui qPublic portal ties to the Real Property Assessment Division. The office is at 110 'Ala'ihi Street, Suite 110, Kahului, HI 96732. Phone (808) 270-7297. Email rpa@co.maui.hi.us.
Maui County uses county code 2 in the TMK system. The 9-digit key breaks out into zone, section, plat, and parcel. GIS data ties each parcel to a zoning class, a flood zone, and a community plan area. The Aina Kupuna program is unique to Maui. It gives tax relief for ancestral land with a ten-year renewable dedication. Home, age, and disability exemptions also apply. Appeals go to the Real Property Board of Review.
Note: If a White Pages search needs permits or building plans, the qPublic data alone will not cut it, so pair it with MAPPS for the full picture.
MAPPS Permit Records Search
The Maui Automated Permit Processing System, known as MAPPS, is the county's self-service portal for building permits, planning apps, contractor licenses, and code enforcement cases. A White Pages search that ties to a property's history often needs MAPPS. It shows the permit type, status, inspections, and outcomes.
The MAPPS overview page below walks you through each function.
The MAPPS page links out to the live portal. Development Services Administration runs it at 2200 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 270-7250.
Search by address, TMK, permit number, or applicant name. You can open an account to track a project. Contractor license data is part of the portal too. That is useful when a White Pages search involves a builder, a plumber, or an electrician tied to work on a Maui home.
Maui County Public Records Requests
Maui County launched a new UIPA request portal on January 24, 2024. The online form lets you ask for public records from the Office of Council Services and other county departments. The portal is at mauicountyhi.govqa.us. Response times track the state standard under Chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. You get a reply within ten business days in most cases. In some harder cases, the reply may take twenty business days.
The public records landing page below shows how the new portal works and what to include with a request.
The Maui public records page spells out options. You can pick mail, email, fax, or an in-person visit to the Office of Council Services. Call (808) 270-7838 or email ocs.request@mauicounty.us for help. OIP is at (808) 586-1400 for UIPA questions.
The Maui County Clerk's Office is at 200 South High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 270-7748. The clerk logs council records, administers elections, files fictitious business names, and processes many record requests. Council records like meeting agendas, committee reports, bills, minutes, and videos post free online.
Note: If a request sits twenty business days with no answer from the requester, the file closes, so watch the email for follow-ups.
Public Documents and Property Papers
Maui County also runs a one-stop public document search that pulls in papers from several departments in one place. The tool works best when you start with a TMK number. Wild card searches use an asterisk. That means "234*" finds any match that begins with 234. The system does not need a login.
The screen below shows the Maui public documents search.
The Maui Public Documents site links to the Real Property Tax site, the Development Services page, and the Planning Department page. It pulls in records related to parcels and projects across the county.
Keep in mind the tool does not hold every record. Some historic items and some very new items may not show. When that happens, the next step is a direct call to the department that handles that record. Most of those contacts are listed on the Maui County Mayor's page or the County Council page for staff directories.
Maui Police Department Records
The Maui Police Department serves Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. The Records Division logs police reports, incident reports, and arrest records. You can ask for a report in person, by mail, or through the department's online request system. The office is at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 244-6355.
Records Section hours are usually Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 4 PM. Check current hours before you drive out. A valid government-issued photo ID is needed for all report requests. Traffic accident reports go to parties named in the report. General reports go to the victim or an approved rep. Formal UIPA requests go through the same county portal used for other record types.
Second Circuit Court Records
Maui County sits in the Second Circuit of the Hawaii State Judiciary. That covers Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kalawao. Court records for the Second Circuit flow through the state Hawaii State Judiciary portal. The eCourt Kokua search tool is free. You can search by name, case number, attorney, or ticket number.
The main Second Circuit courthouse sits in Wailuku at 2145 Main Street. Molokai has a District Court in Kaunakakai. Lanai has a District Court in Lanai City. 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 covers divorce, custody, adoption, and protection orders. Sealed files and juvenile matters will not show in a public search.
State Records for Maui County White Pages
Some records sit at the state level, not the county. Deed and mortgage records flow through the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances. A basic online search is free. Document images cost $1 per page. Certified copies cost $5 for the first page, $1 for each added page. That is the main tool for a chain-of-title search tied to a Maui County parcel.
Vital records for anyone born, married, or divorced in Maui County since 1909 sit with the Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records Section. The first certified copy costs $10. Each extra copy bought at the same time costs $4. Eligibility rules cap release to close family and legal reps for the first 75 years after the event.
Criminal history checks go through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center. A name-based check costs $30. Sex offender data sits at sexoffenders.ehawaii.gov. A professional license check works through the state DCCA site.
Major Cities in Maui County
Maui County spreads across three islands. A White Pages search may start with a town rather than the full county. Some of the larger cities and towns in Maui County include Kahului, Kihei, Wailuku, Lahaina, Pukalani, Kula, Haiku-Pauwela, Waihee-Waiehu, Makawao, Paia, Hana, Wailea, and Napili-Honokowai on the island of Maui. Kaunakakai is the main town on Molokai. Lanai City is the main town on Lanai.
All of these towns file through the same county offices on this page. Court cases run through the Second Circuit. Property records run through the Real Property Assessment Division. Police reports go through the Maui Police Department. The clerk, the planning office, and the council each cover all three islands.
Note: Kalaupapa is inside Maui County for most service lines, but Kalawao County has a few items that go through the state Department of Health instead.