Find Booking Reports in Hawaii County

Hawaii County booking reports are posted online every day by the Hawaii Police Department, the Big Island's lead law enforcement agency. The log covers people arrested and charged within 48 hours. Each entry shows the name, age, race, address, charge, bail, and arresting officer. The county splits into East Hawaii on the Hilo side and West Hawaii on the Kona side, and each side has its own records line. You can use this page to search Hawaii County booking reports, call an inmate line, or ask for a police report at a local station.

Hawaii Police Department Records

The Hawaii Police Department is the main source of Hawaii County booking reports. The Records and Identification Section is at 349 Kapi'olani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. The main phone is (808) 935-3311. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The agency covers the entire Big Island through a set of district stations, plus a Kona hub that serves West Hawaii. All booking logs roll up from these stations and get posted on the main site.

Key phone lines for the Big Island:

• Emergency: 911 (TDD accessible)
• Non-emergency: (808) 935-3311
• Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300
• Arrested adults info: (808) 961-2213
• Police Records East: (808) 961-2233
• Police Records West: (808) 326-4646, ext. 285
• Vice/Drug Tip Hilo: (808) 934-8423

Lead-in to the Hawaii Police site. The image below shows the main page for the Hawaii Police Department.

The site links to booking logs, inmate info, police reports, and unsolved homicide leads. Go to hawaiipolice.gov for daily Hawaii County booking reports.

Hawaii County Booking Reports Online

The Hawaii Police Department runs a live page for booking logs. The Hawaii Police booking logs page shows recent arrests from the Big Island. Police have 48 hours to charge a person after arrest, so the data is limited to that window. The log may be updated as cases move on, so the first post is not the last word.

Each Hawaii County booking report includes:

• Arrested On date and time
• Released On date and time
• Arrestee name, gender, age, and race
• Address of the arrestee
• Arresting officer
• OTN (Offense Tracking Number)
• Bail set, bail posted, and release description

Recent Media Booking Logs show per-run totals in the 28 to 34 OTN range, with 47 to 54 charge records per log. All parties are innocent until proven guilty. The public data is not a confirmation of any crime.

For active case tracking, use eCourt Kokua, the Judiciary portal. It pulls in the Third Circuit Court docket for Hawaii County cases. The court complex is at 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 961-7470. Public access terminals there let you search at no fee during court hours.

How to Get Hawaii Booking Reports

HPD offers three kinds of police reports. You can walk in, call a district station, or mail a written request. Mail asks go to the Records and Identification Section, Hawaii Police Department, 349 Kapi'olani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. HPD replies to the request within 10 business days.

District stations and hours:

• Honoka'a Station: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 775-7533
• Laupahoehoe Station: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 962-2120
• Hilo Station: 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., (808) 961-2233
• Pahoa Station: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 966-5835
• Ka'u Station: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 939-2520
• Kona Station: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 326-4646, ext. 286
• Waimea Station: 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., (808) 887-3080

Fees are $1 for the first page and 10 cents for each added page. Cash only. A redacted copy may have the name, home address, email, phone, birth date, and Social Security data blacked out. The requester's own data is left in. If you pick up a report for someone else, bring a letter of authorization from that person.

Lead-in to the police reports page. The image shows the Hawaii Police Department page that lays out report types, fees, and station hours.

See the full process and the mail address on the Hawaii Police report request page.

Hawaii Community Correctional Center

The Hawaii Community Correctional Center, or HCCC, is the main jail for Hawaii County. HCCC is at 60 Punahele Street, Hilo, HI 96720. The phone is (808) 933-0400. The facility holds adult male and adult female inmates who are waiting on trial or serving short terms. Written requests for inmate info can be sent to the facility's Hilo address.

A written request should list the requester's full name and contact info, the inmate's full name and date of birth, the reason for the ask, and a signature with date. You can also use Hawaii SAVIN to track custody status at no cost. SAVIN is powered by VINE and works 24 hours a day.

Lead-in to the HCCC page. The image shows the Hawaii Community Correctional Center profile on the DCR site.

HCCC is the in-custody link for Hawaii County booking reports that lead to a jail hold. Phone info, mail address, and facility notes are on the HCCC DCR page.

Note: Inmate info lines are split by island side. East Hawaii: (808) 961-2213. West Hawaii: (808) 326-4646, ext. 293.

Hawaii Booking Reports from West Hawaii

The Kona Police Station serves West Hawaii, which covers the dry Kona side of the island. The station is at 74-5221 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Phone is (808) 326-4646, ext. 286. This is also a public access site for HCJDC criminal history record checks. Each printout costs $25.

West Hawaii lines for the public:

• Police Records West: (808) 326-4646, ext. 285
• Arrest info West: (808) 326-4646, ext. 293
• Community Policing West: (808) 326-4646, ext. 259
• Vice/Drug Tip Kona: (808) 329-0423

West Hawaii arrests still show up in the same booking log on the main Hawaii Police site. The log does not split by island side, but the station names help you tell East from West. If the arrest was made near Kailua-Kona, Waikoloa, Captain Cook, or Waimea, head to the Kona side for walk-in service.

Hawaii Booking Reports in Court

The Hawaii County Judiciary Complex is at 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 961-7470. The Third Circuit Court serves the whole Big Island. Court records are on eCourt Kokua. You can search by name or case number at no cost for basic data. Document downloads cost $3.00 for 1-30 pages, with 10 cents per added page. Certified copies add $2.00 per document.

Third-party resources can help you read Hawaii County booking reports. The Hawaii County arrest records guide walks through the request process at the Hilo station. It also points to the Federal Bureau of Prisons for federal cases. Call the BOP at (202) 307-3198 or use the Federal Inmate Locator.

State-level searches feed the county too. For conviction data, use the eCrim site from HCJDC. Each unique search is $5.00. An official eCrim report is $12.00. HCJDC's Hilo public access site at the Hawaii Police Department charges $25 per printout.

Federal Cases and Hawaii Booking Reports

Hawaii Police Department keeps a page for unsolved homicides on the Big Island. That unit can be reached at (808) 961-2380. Crime Stoppers is at (808) 961-8300. Tips can stay anonymous. Federal arrests on the Big Island are handled by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own Inmate Locator tool.

Note: Hawaii County booking reports do not cover military or federal arrests. Call the FBI or BOP for those.

Expungement for non-conviction records uses the state process through HCJDC. The full steps, Form HCJDC 159(b), and the $35 first-time fee are on the HCJDC expungements page. Processing takes 120 days.

Cities in Hawaii County

The Big Island has many towns, and most fall under the Hawaii Police Department's district stations. Only Hilo meets our city page threshold, but other communities are served by the same network.

Other Big Island towns include Kailua-Kona, Waimea, Pahoa, Honoka'a, Laupahoehoe, Ka'u, and Kapa'au. Each is served by a Hawaii Police Department station listed above.

Nearby Hawaii Counties

Hawaii County stands alone on the Big Island. The closest neighbors are across open water. If the arrest was on another island, jump to the right county page.