Waipahu Records Directory
Waipahu sits on the Leeward side of Oahu inside the City and County of Honolulu. Most city records for Waipahu run through Honolulu Hale, while Family Court work has moved out to Kapolei. Use this Waipahu phone directory to reach the Honolulu City Clerk, the First Circuit Court, the Honolulu Police, and the Kapolei Judiciary Complex. Local library service pulls from the Kapolei branch. A single call often lines up the paperwork and saves a drive down H-1.
Waipahu Overview
Waipahu City Clerk Phone Directory
Waipahu city records sit with the Office of the City Clerk in Honolulu. The Clerk is at 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. Main line: (808) 768-3810. Fax: (808) 768-3835. Email: clerks@honolulu.gov. The Clerk keeps ordinances, council meeting files, voter rolls, and election records for Waipahu and the rest of Oahu. Legislative records from 2017 to today sit in the HNLDOCS system online. Older Waipahu files come out with a phone call to the Clerk's staff.
The image above links to the Honolulu City Clerk, which is the real authority for Waipahu records. Voter registration for Waipahu runs through the Clerk too, with the same main line. Council Services backs up the members who serve the Waipahu council district. The main Council line is (808) 768-5010 and Council Services is (808) 768-3849. Property records for Waipahu homes run through the City and County of Honolulu main page, with the qPublic portal pulling parcel data for the Leeward side of the island.
Note: The Waipahu phone directory for city records routes through Honolulu Hale, since Waipahu has no stand-alone city clerk office.
Waipahu Court Phone Directory
Court records for Waipahu sit with the First Circuit Court. Main Circuit Court is Ka'ahumanu Hale at 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Information line: (808) 539-4767. District Court is at Kauikeaouli Hale, 1111 Alakea Street. Family Court for the Leeward side is at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Judiciary Complex, also called the Kapolei Judiciary Complex, at 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707. The Kapolei site is the closest court stop for most Waipahu residents. Main number at Kapolei is (808) 954-8000.
The Legal Documents Branch in Honolulu handles paper pulls for Waipahu cases. Main line: (808) 539-4300. Fax: (808) 539-4314. Email: hoohikihelp@courts.hawaii.gov. Certified copies are at (808) 539-4307. Non-certified copies are at (808) 539-4406. Online search runs through eCourt Kokua and Ho'ohiki on the Hawaii Judiciary court records page. Waipahu residents can pull a case by name, party, or case number at no cost. Some family cases may be sealed. The Kapolei front desk can say what is open and what is not.
Waipahu phone directory court lines:
- First Circuit Court info at (808) 539-4767
- Kapolei Judiciary Complex at (808) 954-8000
- Legal Documents Branch at (808) 539-4300
- Certified Records at (808) 539-4307
Waipahu Police Phone Directory
Waipahu is patrolled by the Pearl City District of the Honolulu Police Department. Main records requests run through the Alapai station. Inmate information line: (808) 832-1777. Daily arrest logs go up on the department site each day. For an incident report copy, a written UIPA request works best. Chapter 92F HRS sets the rules for what comes out and when. Active cases may be held back. Older Waipahu files get released within the normal window.
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center at 465 South King Street handles statewide criminal history. Main line is (808) 587-3100. Waipahu residents often use HCJDC for a background file that covers the whole state, not just the island. The Waipahu phone directory for public safety pulls in both lines: the local department for the one incident, and HCJDC for the broader file.
Waipahu Library Phone Directory
Waipahu residents use the Kapolei Public Library at 1020 Manawai Street, Kapolei, HI 96707 for most records research. The branch is part of the Hawaii State Public Library System and is a quick stop for state report reading, old newspapers, and public computer use. The Hawaii State Public Library System holds a full list of branch hours and phone lines. Staff at the Kapolei reference desk can help a Waipahu user with a basic Waipahu phone directory question before pointing them to the right city or state desk.
For deeper state document work, the Hawaii State Library on South King Street in Honolulu is the flagship. Main line: (808) 586-3500. That branch keeps the Hawaii Documents Center, with state and county reports going back many years. Waipahu residents use the state library when a file is older than the Kapolei branch holds on site.
Waipahu USPS Phone Directory
Waipahu has a United States Postal Service office that serves mail delivery, P.O. Box rental, and basic address verification work. The USPS corporate site holds the directory of every local post office. Waipahu residents use the post office for change-of-address forms, certified mail, and small parcel pick-up. USPS is a federal agency, so it sits outside the state and county phone directory rules. That said, a certified mail return receipt can help prove a UIPA request was sent on time.
The image above shows the USPS news page, which lists Hawaii office updates. Waipahu residents who need federal records beyond USPS can reach out to the Honolulu federal building. Waipahu post office hours shift around holidays. A call first clears up any passport, Form 1583, or certified mail question.
Note: Federal records are not covered by UIPA, so the Waipahu phone directory splits between state and county desks and the separate federal side.
Waipahu UIPA and State Records
Public records in Waipahu fall under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the UIPA rule. The Office of Information Practices in Honolulu reads UIPA for every desk in the state. OIP is at (808) 586-1400. Email: oip@hawaii.gov. The Attorney of the Day service is free. Waipahu residents use this line before a formal request to get the wording right. When a Waipahu request gets a denial, an OIP appeal is the next step at no cost.
The formal request form sits on the DCCA open records page. Waipahu residents paste the record name, the date range, and the desk into the form. The same form works for the Clerk, the Police, and the tax office. Most Waipahu replies land in ten business days. A written request is the standard path when the record is more than a single page.
Other state lines for the Waipahu phone directory:
- Department of Health vital records for birth, death, marriage
- Bureau of Conveyances for deeds and property files
- Office of Elections in Pearl City at (808) 453-8683
- Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center at (808) 587-3100
Waipahu residents can mix and match these lines by the record needed. A birth certificate call goes to the Department of Health. A deed call goes to the Bureau of Conveyances. A voter file call goes to the Office of Elections. The Waipahu phone directory is short by design, so each call goes to the right desk the first time.
Waipahu is served by Honolulu County for all city, court, police, and property records.

