Hawaii, Hawaii County
Where Hilo's records are kept. Hilo has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Hilo's own offices, along with the Hawaii County and State of Hawaii offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center runs eCrim, where signed in users search adult conviction records by name, birth date or Social Security number. Each search costs $5 and an official report $12.
Open official site eCrim: Hawaii's Adult Criminal InformationState records
Quick search for missing children near Hilo Hawaii.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, HawaiiState records
Part of the state Department of Accounting and General Services, the Hawaii State Archives offers its Digital Archives, a photograph collection, genealogical indexes, city directories and an Oahu cemetery index.
Open official site Hawaii State ArchivesCounty court
Located at 1132 Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu, the court posts calendars, forms, local rules and opinions, takes online payments and links PACER for bankruptcy case records.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of HawaiiCounty court
Hawaii courts site with court forms, divorce and other self help, online traffic fine payment, record sealing requests and judiciary news.
Open official site Hawaii State JudiciaryPolice & jail
Hawaii VINE search for an offender held in Hawaii, giving custody status and letting crime victims and the public sign up for notices. Victim resources are at pavhawaii.com.
Open official site Hawaii VINE Offender SearchPolice & jail
County police department for Hawaii Island, the Big Island, with department news, official alerts, recruiting and information about the agency and its work in the community.
Open official site Hawaii Police Department (Hawaii Island)Police & jail
Attorney General's HCJDC search of publicly available information on covered offenders under Chapter 846E. A listing is based only on convictions, not on any judgment of dangerousness.
Open official site Hawaii Sex Offender and Covered Offender RegistryCounty court
HCJDC, part of the Hawaii Attorney General's department, runs the statewide criminal history system, fingerprint identification, the covered offender registry and the eCrim adult conviction website.
Open official site Hawaii Criminal Justice Data CenterFederal
Data.census.gov summary for Hilo CDP, Hawaii, counted at 44,186 people in 2020, with 17,750 households and 34.6% of residents 25 and older holding a bachelor's degree or higher in 2024 survey estimates.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfilePolice & jail
Get a police report for Hilo 349 Kapiolani Street Hilo, HI 96720-3998 (808) 961-2244
Open official site Hawaii Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
12 more Hilo sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Hilo, a place of 44,186 people, is the seat of Hawaii County. The State of Hawaii runs the courts and records deeds, and birth and death certificates come from the Hawaii Department of Health. Hilo's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hawaii County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 3 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 6 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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.
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.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Hawaii is run by the Hawaii Office of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Hilo.
Deeds for property in Hilo are recorded by the state Bureau of Conveyances, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hawaii County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Hawaii come from the state vital records office, Hawaii Department of Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Hilo register with the Hawaii Business Registration Division, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Hilo requires one, comes from the town or Hawaii County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.