Kailua Phone Directory
Kailua sits on Windward Oahu and shares its phone directory with the City and County of Honolulu. Most Kailua records do not live in town. They live at Honolulu Hale, at the First Circuit Court off Punchbowl, and at the state desks in downtown Honolulu. Use this Kailua phone directory to skip the maze. Call the right line on the first try, and you save a drive across the Pali. Numbers here cover the clerk, the court, the police, the tax office, and the Kailua area libraries.
Kailua Quick Facts
Kailua City Clerk Phone Directory
Kailua has no town clerk of its own. The Office of the City Clerk for the City and County of Honolulu holds every local record for Kailua. That office is at 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. Main line is (808) 768-3810. Fax is (808) 768-3835. Email is clerks@honolulu.gov. Voter files, ordinances, council minutes, and land-use filings that touch Kailua all land there.
For day-to-day city work, the City and County of Honolulu main switchboard answers at (808) 768-2489. Kailua residents use that line for parks permits, bus passes, and driver license appointments. The phone directory at Honolulu Hale routes calls by department.
The Office of Information Practices backs up every Kailua records request under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. OIP sits at 250 South Hotel Street, Suite 107, Honolulu. The main line is (808) 586-1400. Email is oip@hawaii.gov. Staff run an Attorney of the Day service that takes quick questions at no cost, so a Kailua resident can call before filing a formal UIPA request.
Note: The Kailua phone directory for clerk work runs through Honolulu Hale, not a local desk, so one call reaches the same place a walk-in would.
Kailua Court Records Phone Directory
Court files for Kailua flow through the First Circuit Court. The First Circuit sits at Ka'ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Info line is (808) 539-4767. Kailua cases, from small claims to civil filings, route through this court. The Legal Documents Branch takes record calls at (808) 539-4300 with a fax at (808) 539-4314.
Documents Receiving is at (808) 539-4303. Non-certified copies come from (808) 539-4406. Certified copies are at (808) 539-4307. Email is hoohikihelp@courts.hawaii.gov. Online work sits on the Hawaii Judiciary records page, where eCourt Kokua and Ho'ohiki let the public search case files without a trip to town.
Fees to know for a Kailua court record pull:
- Flat $3 per document for 1 to 30 pages
- $0.10 for each page past 30
- $2 per document to certify
- $4 per document to exemplify
Public access terminals at the First Circuit Court let you read most Kailua case files on screen for free. A Kailua resident who needs a paper copy can ask staff to print at the counter.
Kailua Police Phone Directory
The Honolulu Police Department patrols Kailua through District 4, Kailua. The district station is at 219 Kuulei Road, Kailua, HI 96734. Main HPD line for the island is (808) 529-3111. Records requests flow through the Records and Identification Division on Beretania Street in Honolulu. Daily arrest logs post on the department website.
Inmate info is at (808) 832-1777. The state-run Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center holds statewide criminal history files and sits at 465 South King Street, Room 102, Honolulu. Main line is (808) 587-3100. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Kailua residents use HCJDC for background name checks that cross island lines.
Kailua police reports come with some limits. An active case file stays closed to the public while it moves through court. Once the case closes, the report opens under chapter 92F. The phone directory desk at HPD records can tell you the exact status of a Kailua report before you file the UIPA form.
Note: Kailua arrest logs go up daily on the Honolulu Police site, but full reports still need a UIPA request through the records desk.
Kailua Property and Tax Phone Directory
Property records for Kailua sit with the Honolulu Real Property Assessment Division. The office is at 842 Bethel Street, Basement, Honolulu, HI 96813. Main line is (808) 768-3799. Kailua homes are searched by TMK, street, or owner name on the qPublic portal. The Bureau of Conveyances at 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, holds deeds and mortgage files for every Kailua parcel. Main line is (808) 587-0147.
State tax calls for Kailua run through the Oahu District Office of the Hawaii Department of Taxation at the Princess Ruth Keelikolani Building, 830 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu. Taxpayer Services is at (808) 587-4242 or toll (800) 887-8974. Fax is (808) 587-1488.
Kailua residents should note these pieces of the phone directory for tax and property:
- RPAD main line at (808) 768-3799
- Tax Maps Branch for TMK questions
- Bureau of Conveyances at (808) 587-0147
- Taxpayer Services toll at (800) 887-8974
Property tax year runs July 1 to June 30. The home exemption is $120,000 for owners under 65 and $160,000 for owners 65 and older. A Kailua owner who lives in the home pays 0.35% on the residential class. Appeals go through the Board of Review.
Kailua Public Library Phone Directory
The Kailua Public Library has a twist in its address. The branch labeled for Kailua sits at 45-829 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI 96744, just across the ridge. The Kaneohe Public Library also serves Kailua users who want to search state documents. Phone is (808) 233-5676. Both branches let Kailua residents pull Hawaii Documents, statutes, and council minutes at a public terminal.
A Kailua resident can use the library to access the Hawaii State Archives catalog, pull digital copies of election notices, and read old Honolulu council files. Branch staff answer quick phone directory questions and point patrons to the right state or county desk.
Kailua Elections and Senate Phone Directory
The Hawaii Office of Elections holds voter files and ballot records that touch Kailua. Main line is (808) 453-8683. The office sits at 802 Lehua Avenue, Pearl City, HI 96782. Kailua voters pull ballot copies and check registration through that same line.
Kailua sits in State Senate District 25. State Senator Chris Lee represents Kailua and Waimanalo. His office at the State Capitol answers at (808) 587-8388. Fax is (808) 587-7240. Email is senle@capitol.hawaii.gov. The office helps Kailua residents with state agency files and points them to the right state desk when a record crosses more than one department.
Bills, resolutions, and committee reports that touch Kailua sit with the Hawaii State Legislature and the Legislative Reference Bureau. A quick call to the senator's office often saves a search through the full bill tracker.
The Honolulu City Council also handles Kailua legislative work at the county level. Council main line is (808) 768-5010. Kailua sits in Council District 3. Staff can route calls to the district aide, who knows Kailua issues best.
UIPA Records Requests for Kailua
Public records in Kailua follow the same statewide rule. That rule is the Uniform Information Practices Act, chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Any Kailua resident can file a UIPA request with a county or state agency and expect a reply inside ten business days. The DCCA open records page has the standard form that most Kailua offices accept.
The Department of Health Vital Records section holds birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for Kailua residents. Main line is (808) 586-4533. Certified copies run $10 each. Kailua residents can also use the state library's Hawaii Documents Center for older agency reports.
If a Kailua agency denies a record, file an appeal with OIP. Appeals cost nothing and the ruling can still be taken to court.
Nearby Phone Directory Pages
Kailua shares phone directory lines with the rest of Windward and Central Oahu. The pages below cover nearby cities that still route records through the same county offices.