East Honolulu Records Directory

East Honolulu is a Census Designated Place on the south-east side of Oahu. It is part of the City and County of Honolulu, which means most city records sit at Honolulu Hale. Use this East Honolulu phone directory to reach the City Clerk, the First Circuit Court on Punchbowl Street, the Honolulu Police, and the Kaimuki Public Library. A single call often saves a trip across town. Keep the East Honolulu phone directory close when you need a quick lookup for a city record, a court file, or a police report.

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East Honolulu Overview

Oahu Island
CDP City Status
1st Circuit Court
96816 Main ZIP

East Honolulu City Phone Directory

Public records for East Honolulu residents sit with the City and County of Honolulu. The main front door is Honolulu Hale at 530 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. The Office of the City Clerk is in Room 100. Main line: (808) 768-3810. Fax: (808) 768-3835. Email: clerks@honolulu.gov. The Clerk keeps ordinances, resolutions, council meeting files, and voter rolls for the whole island, including East Honolulu.

Property records for East Honolulu run through the Real Property Assessment Division at 842 Bethel Street, Basement, Honolulu, HI 96813. The qPublic portal pulls parcel data, sales history, and owner names. That tool saves an in-person visit for most East Honolulu parcel lookups. Park and permit questions route to the City and County of Honolulu main page, which holds a live phone directory for each department. The Honolulu City Council main line at (808) 768-5010 takes testimony and district questions. East Honolulu falls under two council districts, so a quick call to Council Services at (808) 768-3849 helps find the right aide.

The East Honolulu phone directory pulls in a mix of city desks, state desks, and library branches. Most people start with the Clerk for a ballot or meeting file. Property tax questions go to the Treasury or the Real Property Assessment office. Voter registration runs through the same Clerk's line, (808) 768-3810, even for East Honolulu addresses. For a deeper dive, the HNLDOCS app holds the legislative history from 2017 to today. Older files need a phone call or a short visit in person.

Note: The East Honolulu phone directory for city records routes through Honolulu Hale, even though the physical location is a short drive away.

East Honolulu Court Phone Directory

Court records for East Honolulu go to the First Circuit Court. Circuit Court is at Ka'ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Information line is (808) 539-4767. District Court sits at Kauikeaouli Hale, 1111 Alakea Street. Family Court has moved to Kapolei, at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Judiciary Complex, 4675 Kapolei Parkway. East Honolulu residents file at the Honolulu locations, not at any East Honolulu branch. There is no court office in the East Honolulu area.

The Legal Documents Branch in Honolulu handles most paper pulls. Main line: (808) 539-4300. Fax: (808) 539-4314. Email: hoohikihelp@courts.hawaii.gov. For a case number lookup, call first. The Hawaii Judiciary court records page also holds the eCourt Kokua and Ho'ohiki search tools. Both can find a case by name, party, or number at no cost. For certified copies, call (808) 539-4307. For non-certified, call (808) 539-4406.

Quick East Honolulu phone directory list for the courts:

  • Circuit Court information at (808) 539-4767
  • Legal Documents Branch at (808) 539-4300
  • Certified Records at (808) 539-4307
  • Non-certified copies at (808) 539-4406

East Honolulu is patrolled by District 7 of the Honolulu Police Department. Police reports, incident logs, and daily arrest lists all flow through the department. Main records requests run through the Alapai station on South Beretania Street. For inmate information, call (808) 832-1777. The East Honolulu phone directory entry for the police is short, but the records arm is deep. Crime statistics are posted online each month.

Some police records in East Honolulu may be held back if a case is still open. That is a rule, not a blanket denial. Chapter 92F HRS guides which records come out and when. A records request can be filed under UIPA. Call first to save time. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center covers statewide criminal history records. Their main line is (808) 587-3100. They sit at 465 South King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813. HCJDC is the state desk. The Honolulu Police records desk is the local desk. Use both when a case has more than one file.

East Honolulu phone directory users often ask about traffic and beach safety lines. Traffic questions go through the non-emergency line for the Honolulu Police. Beach safety stays with Ocean Safety at the city. For Hanauma Bay, call the park office first. That line is separate from the main police number and moves faster for park-related issues.

East Honolulu Library Phone Directory

The Kaimuki Public Library is the closest branch for East Honolulu residents. It sits at 1041 Koko Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816. The branch is part of the Hawaii State Public Library System and is a depository for government documents. That means state and county reports can be read on site. Staff can help with basic East Honolulu phone directory lookups for older city and state files too.

Kaimuki Public Library serving East Honolulu and the East Honolulu Phone Directory

The page above shows the Kaimuki branch details and the East Honolulu phone directory link. Local newspapers, historical photos, and Hawaiiana materials sit at Kaimuki for East Honolulu users. For deeper state document work, the Hawaii State Library on King Street is the main site. That branch holds the Hawaii Documents Center and runs at (808) 586-3500.

East Honolulu residents also use Hawaii Kai and Aina Haina library services from time to time, though Kaimuki is the core branch for Census boundary purposes. Call ahead for hours, since branch hours shift each year. The East Honolulu phone directory reference for libraries is simple: the main Kaimuki line, plus the Hawaii State Library line as a second option.

Note: Kaimuki Public Library is a Hawaii Documents depository, so East Honolulu phone directory searches for old state reports often end there.

UIPA and East Honolulu Records

East Honolulu records fall under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. That is the UIPA rule. The Office of Information Practices in Honolulu runs the UIPA playbook for every office in the state. OIP staff read the law, write opinions, and hear appeals. Call (808) 586-1400 or email oip@hawaii.gov. The Attorney of the Day service is free. East Honolulu residents use it a lot when a city desk slows down a request.

Office of Information Practices site and East Honolulu Phone Directory UIPA help

The OIP page holds training videos, forms, and the formal complaint route. For the actual request form, the DCCA open records page keeps a clean template. East Honolulu residents can reuse that form for the Clerk, the Police, or the tax office. Write the record in plain words. Put a date on it. Mail or email it to the right desk. Most replies come within ten business days.

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East Honolulu is served by the Honolulu County phone directory for all local records.