Hawaii, county records
Find the right office in Hawaii County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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County court
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii, in downtown Honolulu, handles bankruptcy cases for the islands. Case dockets and copies of documents are available through PACER.
Open official site Hawaii Federal CasesState records
Find general info and check name availability with the HI Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Open official site Hawaii Fictitious Business Names RegistrationsVital records
Online resource for finding death records with the HI Dept. of Health.
Open official site Hawaii Death RecordsCourt records
Search state repository for criminal records in Hawaii.
Open official site Hawaii Criminal History RecordsState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the HI Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Open official site Hawaii Business & Corporation SearchProperty records
Online access to Hawaii recorded documents, including property records, grantors and grantees.
Open official site Hawaii Property Records SearchVital records
Request a copy of a marriage certificates from the Hawaii Department of Health.
Open official site Hawaii Marriage SearchState records
Info and applications for obtaining business licenses in HI.
Open official site Hawaii LicensesState records
Search property and claim status by individual name or business through the HI state Budget and Finance website.
Open official site Hawaii Unclaimed PropertyLocal record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Hawaii County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order throughout the unincorporated areas of Hawaii County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. The department headquarters is located at 349 Kapiolani Street in Hilo, HI 96720, with a main non-emergency phone number of. The Kona patrol district operates from 74-611 Hale Makai Place in Kailua-Kona. Hilo area does not have a traditional county sheriff system for general law enforcement; instead, the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division provides court security, prisoner transport, and service of legal documents statewide. For arrest records and booking information, the Hilo area Police Department maintains records that can be requested under Hawaii County's Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA), codified in Hilo area Revised Statutes Chapter 92F, which governs public access to government records. Hawaii County Community Correctional Center, located at 60 Punahele Street in Hilo, HI 96720, is the main detention facility for Hawaii County, housing pre-trial detainees and sentenced misdemeanants.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 15 named mine sites inside the county, 11 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 173 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Stone; Calcium.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. No state page on abandoned mines exists; Hawaii has quarries only.
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the state police or a town or city police department. Ask that agency for its record.
The Hawaii criminal history record comes from the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (Department of the Attorney General). Name based check of Hawaii adult conviction records online through eCrim, in office at 465 S. King Street, Rm 102, Honolulu, or by mail with form HCJDC-073. Fee: $5 per name search and $12 for each resulting certified record online through eCrim; $30 in office or by mail.
Search the Hawaii Sex Offender and Other Covered Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the County Elections Division (county clerk) or through the Hawaii Office of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Paper applications are due to the County Elections Division by 4:30 PM on the tenth day before each election; same day registration is available at voter service centers from 10 days before through election day.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Hawaii County are kept by the State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances, Regular System and Land Court. Property values are set by the county real property assessment office, and tax bills come from the county real property tax office. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Hawaii come from the Hawaii State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Issuance/Vital Statistics Section. On the neighbor islands, contact the local District Health Office; online orders are open statewide. Online through the Department of Health ordering system at vitrec.ehawaii.gov, or by mail to State Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Issuance/Vital Statistics Section, P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801. Fee: $10.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy, plus a $2.50 general administration fee for up to 5 copies.
Business entity filings are searched with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. Anyone who receives income from business activities in Hawaii must get a General Excise Tax License from the state Department of Taxation.
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