Hawaii Phone Directory
Need a number for a Hawaii state office or a county desk? A solid phone directory saves the trip. This Hawaii Phone Directory points you to clerks, police records units, court staff, and vital records lines across all five counties. Search by island, by city, or by agency name. Short numbers. Real offices. The phone directory lists who to call, what they handle, and the hours they work. Start with a county or city below. Each page carries the phone directory entries tied to that area, plus the web links you may want to check first before picking up the phone.
Hawaii Phone Directory Overview
Hawaii State Archives Phone Directory
The Hawaii State Archives sits on the 'Iolani Palace Grounds and holds more than 11,000 cubic feet of government paper, maps, photos, and books. It is the place to start when you want a state record that is older than the current session or one that a live agency no longer keeps. The reference room is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and visitors must sign in and show a valid ID at the front desk. The main phone line is (808) 586-0329, and staff reply to email at archives@hawaii.gov.
Archives records line up by the office or person that made them, not by topic, so the phone directory entry here saves time. Researchers who want finding aids, the library catalog, or the map index can call ahead and ask staff to pull materials before they arrive. Digital copies of older index cards for marriages, divorces, naturalizations, passports, probates, and wills are free to view on Ulukau, but in-room lookups still need a quick call to confirm hours.
Short visit? Call first. The reference desk will tell you if the collection you need is on site or off.
Office of Information Practices Hawaii
The Office of Information Practices, or OIP, runs the open records side of Hawaii government. If an agency says no to a request, OIP is where you go next. The staff will give non-binding guidance through the Attorney of the Day line at (808) 586-1400 or by email at oip@hawaii.gov, most of the time within a day. OIP also prints formal opinions that courts can enforce. The subject index on the site helps you pull past rulings on UIPA and Sunshine Law questions without reading every file.
OIP also runs the Hawaii Records Report System, a public phone directory and index that covers more than 26,000 Hawaii record titles held by state and county offices. The Hawaii RRS does not hand you the record itself. It tells you which Hawaii agency to call, how long the record is kept, and if the item is open or closed. Call OIP in Hawaii when you cannot figure out which Hawaii office holds what you need for your phone directory search.
Note: The OIP Attorney of the Day service is free and usually replies within 24 hours, so call before you file a formal records request.
Hawaii Judiciary Phone Directory
Court files are spread across four circuits in Hawaii. The Hawaii State Judiciary keeps a central page for all of them. eCourt Kokua gives you public case data for traffic, District Court and Circuit Court criminal and civil cases, Family Court, Land Court, Tax Appeal Court, and the appellate courts. The Ho'ohiki portal holds civil case documents filed in Circuit, District, and Family courts. Both tools are free, though printing and certified copies cost a flat rate.
The main judiciary number is (808) 539-4919 at 417 South King Street, Honolulu. For Oahu court records, the Legal Documents Branch at Ka'ahumanu Hale runs the paper side at (808) 539-4300, with a fax line at (808) 539-4314 and email at hoohikihelp@courts.hawaii.gov. Each document of 1 to 30 pages costs a flat $3, plus $0.10 per extra page, $2 per document to certify, and $4 to exemplify. Neighbor island courts have their own direct lines, all linked on the judiciary site.
Note: Hawaii Court Records Rule 10.2 sets the $2 certification fee per document, on top of normal copy fees.
Hawaii DCCA Phone Directory Records
The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, or DCCA, handles a broad slice of state licensing and records work. The DCCA open records page lets you file a Request to Access a Government Record form under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. The office sits at 335 Merchant Street, Room 310, Honolulu, HI 96813. Call (808) 586-2850 or email hdoi@dcca.hawaii.gov for help picking the right form.
DCCA's page also links to a full list of state and county offices. That list is a small phone directory of its own. It points to each county clerk, each county agency, and each state department that takes records requests. Use it when you are not sure whether the record you need lives at DCCA, at one of the counties, or at a sister agency.
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, or HCJDC, runs the statewide conviction history desk out of the Attorney General's office. The center is at 465 S. King St., Room 101, Honolulu, HI 96813. Record Checks is at (808) 587-3279. Expungements is at (808) 587-3348. The main fax is (808) 587-3024. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The online eCrim portal at ecrim.ehawaii.gov gives you Hawaii conviction history for personal reference. A name-based check runs $30.00. A fingerprint check runs $55.00. The center takes cashier's checks and money orders. Call the phone directory line at HCJDC before you mail anything, because record types and payment rules change from time to time.
The center is also the home office for expungement filings. Those rules are laid out under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and in the Attorney General's rules.
Hawaii Vital Records Phone Directory
The Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, issues birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for people who qualify under state law. The office is at 1250 Punchbowl St., Room 103, Honolulu, HI 96801. Mail goes to P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801-9984. The main line is (808) 586-4533, with a fax at (808) 586-4542. Phone and fax orders are not accepted, so a visit or a mailed form is the way to go.
Search fees run $10.00, and that price holds whether staff find the record or not. An extra copy of the same record ordered at the same time runs $4.00. Letters of verification cost $5.00. A person named on a birth or marriage record can order a copy online with a $1.50 surcharge. Personal checks are not taken. Money orders, cashier's checks, and card payments online are all fine.
Note: Hawaii phone directory entries for vital records list one statewide office, not county desks, so all birth and death certificates come from Honolulu.
Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances Phone Directory
The Bureau of Conveyances is the state office that records deeds, mortgages, and other land papers. The bureau is at 1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813, with mail going to P.O. Box 2867, Honolulu, HI 96803. The main number is (808) 587-0147, and the fax line is (808) 587-0136. The registrar, Nicki Ann Thompson, can be reached at (808) 587-0148.
Standard documents record for a flat $41. Nonstandard papers cost $106. Uncertified page copies run $1.00, and certified copies add $1.00 per document for the seal. Online account fees depend on how much you pull each month. The Bureau is the central spot for all land records across the state, so call first if you are not sure whether your deed went to the regular system or the Land Court side.
Key items this office holds:
- Deeds and warranty deeds
- Mortgages and releases
- Leases and subleases
- Easements and rights of way
- Agreements of sale
Hawaii Documents Center
The Hawaii Documents Center lives inside the Hawaii State Library. It is the home of state and county paper under Hawaii Revised Statutes 93-3. The center collects, sorts, and shares reports from state agencies and the four county governments. If a study, rule, plan, or budget is not on an agency site anymore, the documents center is a good backup. Call (808) 586-3543 during library hours.
Seven libraries across the state act as depositories: Hawaii State Library, Kaimuki Public Library, Kaneohe Public Library, Pearl City Public Library on Oahu, and Hilo Public Library, Kahului Public Library, and Lihue Public Library on the neighbor islands. Most items show up in the public library catalog online. Items from the mid 1960s are on microfilm at all seven branches.
Short on time? Call the phone directory line first. Staff can tell you which branch holds a given report.
UIPA Laws and Hawaii Public Records
Hawaii's main open records law is the Uniform Information Practices Act, or UIPA, found in chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. The UIPA has four parts: general rules, public access, personal record access, and OIP duties. It covers which records must be open, which are kept closed, and how judges can step in when an agency drags its feet. Administrative rules for UIPA live in Title 2, subtitle 7, chapter 71 of the Hawaii Administrative Rules.
Agencies must point to a specific exception before they withhold a record. OIP has the burden to show the exception fits. Common exceptions cover privacy, active lawsuits, drafts, and records where the law ties the agency's hands. A step by step list of record request steps sits on the OIP site, and the office trains agency staff on the UIPA Record Request Log. That log gets posted as open data at opendata.hawaii.gov each year.
Note: File an appeal with OIP when an agency denies a record. Appeals are free, and OIP rulings can be taken to court if needed.
Browse Hawaii Counties Phone Directory
Hawaii has five counties. Each one runs its own clerk, police department, and circuit court office, so the phone directory numbers change from island to island. Pick a county to pull up local lines, addresses, and office hours.
Major Hawaii Cities Phone Directory
City pages pull together phone directory entries tied to each population center. Numbers link to courts, libraries, police records units, and tax offices that serve the area. Pick a city below to see the full local list.