Honolulu County Background Check

A Honolulu County background check starts with the Honolulu Police Department and the state's Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in downtown Honolulu. Honolulu County covers the island of Oahu. For a Honolulu County background check by name, the fastest route is the eCrim site run by HCJDC. For a full file with fingerprints, you book an appointment at the HCJDC office on King Street. Court records tied to a Honolulu County case can be searched free of charge through eCourt Kokua. This page lays out each route.

Honolulu County Police and Records

The Honolulu Police Department, known as HPD, is the lead law enforcement agency for the entire Honolulu County area. It handles local incident reports and runs the Public Access Site used for a walk-in Honolulu County background check. The main HPD office sits at 801 South Beretania Street in Honolulu, across from the state capitol area. The Honolulu Records Unit works Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and is closed on state holidays.

HPD takes non-emergency incident reports through an Online Citizen Police Report System for events on Oahu. A Honolulu police officer calls back from (808) 768-0000 once a request is received. Honolulu County reports are given out under the Uniform Information Practices Act, HRS Chapter 92F-13, once the case is closed.

The above image shows the Honolulu HPD Police Reports page. From that page you can see fees, mail rules, and the list of report types that feed into a broader Honolulu County background check file. Honolulu copy fees are $0.50 for the first page, $0.25 for each extra page, or $0.65 per page for colored copies. Verification letters start at $1.00 for the first page. HPD takes cash, check, or cashier's check made out to the City and County of Honolulu.

Honolulu County Records and Identification Division

The Honolulu HPD Records and Identification Division keeps the department's report files. Staff can pull copies of traffic, criminal records, and miscellaneous reports made on Oahu. They do not run a Honolulu County background check in-house. That Honolulu background check service sits with HCJDC.

The image above shows the Honolulu HPD Records Division page. It lists the Lost and Found line at (808) 723-3270 and the Records Division line at (808) 723-3258. For a Motor Vehicle Collision record in Honolulu County, call (808) 723-3258 as well. Mail-in Honolulu County records requests go to HPD, Attn: Records Division - Records Request, 801 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

The Honolulu HPD Records Division does not help with routine academic research or personal digs into someone else's file. Requests that touch on someone's criminal history are sent to HCJDC for the Honolulu County background check track. The HPD site lists this referral plainly for any Honolulu background check question.

Honolulu County Court Records and Background Check

Honolulu County falls under the First Circuit Court, the busiest circuit in the state. The First Circuit Court sits at Ka'ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. It handles Honolulu felony criminal cases, civil cases, family law matters, land court, and tax appeal court records for the full island of Oahu.

For a Honolulu County background check tied to a court case, the state runs eCourt Kokua. Basic Honolulu case info is free. You can search by party name, case ID, or citation number. Downloadable Honolulu court records with a PDF icon cost $3 for 1 to 30 pages, then 10 cents for each page after that. A yearly subscription runs $500 for unlimited single-document downloads, or $125 per quarter.

The Honolulu First Circuit Court also runs an eBench Warrants system, but that tool is only open to law enforcement and criminal justice staff. Members of the public can use eCourt Kokua to see warrant info that shows up in a regular Honolulu County background check. Certified Honolulu court records are only sold in paper form at the courthouse.

HCJDC Office for Honolulu County Background Check

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center runs the state's main Honolulu County background check service. It sits at the Kekuanaoa Building, 465 S. King Street, Room 102, in Honolulu. HCJDC is a unit of the Attorney General. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a noon-to-1:00 p.m. lunch close.

HCJDC offers two main ways to get a Honolulu County background check:

• Name-based check: $30 in-office or by mail, plus $20 for certification
• Fingerprint check: $55 in-office or $35 by mail, plus $20 for certification
• Online via eCrim: $5 per search, $12 per certified record
• Public Access Site printout: $25 per search at the HPD main station

Call (808) 587-3279 to book a fingerprint time at HCJDC. In-office fingerprint service is by appointment only. Name-based service does not need an appointment. Payment is by credit, debit, Apple Pay, money order, or cashier's check made out to "State of Hawaii." No cash. Card pay adds a 3% service fee. Turnaround runs 3 to 5 business days, or 7 to 10 days with notary.

Honolulu County Public Access Site

Oahu residents can walk in to the Honolulu County Public Access Site at the HPD main station. That Honolulu site sits at 801 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. The phone line is (808) 529-3191. A single Honolulu background check printout costs $25. Only adult conviction data shows up at the site under HRS § 846-2.7.

Honolulu arrest records that did not end in a guilty finding are not in the public Honolulu County background check file. Those stay private under HRS § 846-9. Pending Honolulu cases also stay off the public file. If a case in Honolulu County ended in an acquittal due to mental disease or defect under Chapter 704 of the HRS, the result may show up in the record check.

Online eCrim Search for Honolulu County

The state runs eCrim as the main online tool for a Honolulu County background check. You enter a name and can add extra info like a date of birth or social security number. A single name-based record check costs $5. Certified eCrim reports cost $12 per record. You can reuse a record check in the same login session.

Record check results can read "No Criminal Convictions Found." That is a valid Honolulu background check outcome. It means the name you typed did not match any adult Hawaii conviction records. Under HRS § 846-2.7, state and national criminal history record checks are run by HCJDC and by qualified agencies for reasons such as permits, licensing, or care-related fitness.

No refunds are given after a Honolulu County background check is run on eCrim, so check spelling and dates before you pay. The record check system logs you out after 30 minutes with no activity, and your past criminal record searches drop at log-out.

Honolulu County Sex Offender Registry Search

The Hawaii Sex Offender Registry lets you look up registered offenders living in Honolulu County. Search by name or by a location filter like zip code or street. The tool is free and is updated as offenders register or change address. It sits next to the main Honolulu County background check system as a separate public records source.

The registry is kept by HCJDC under HRS Chapter 846E, Section 846E-2. A Honolulu County background check often pairs an eCrim record check with a registry lookup. The two together give both conviction records data and any sex offender listing for Honolulu.

Cities in Honolulu County

Honolulu County covers the full island of Oahu. Each city is served by one of the HPD districts and uses the same Honolulu County background check flow through HCJDC. Pick a city for local contact info.

Nearby Hawaii Counties

These are the other Hawaii counties. Each one has its own police agency or shares the Maui service, with the same HCJDC route for a Hawaii background check.