Honolulu County Phone Directory

Honolulu County covers the whole island of Oahu, so the phone directory here runs long. City and County offices share a campus around Honolulu Hale, yet courts, police records, and tax lines each sit at their own desk. Use this Honolulu County phone directory to pick the right number on the first try. Look up the City Clerk for council filings, the First Circuit Court for case records, the Honolulu Police Department for incident reports, and the Oahu District Office for state tax files.

Honolulu City Clerk Phone Directory

The Office of the City Clerk is the keeper of Honolulu County records. It sits at 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. Main line is (808) 768-3810. Fax runs to (808) 768-3835. Email is clerks@honolulu.gov. The Clerk holds ordinances, resolutions, rules, and all council meeting files.

The Clerk also runs voter registration and every election held in Honolulu County. A newer app called HNLDOCS pulls up legislative records from 2017 to today. Older items can still be pulled by the Clerk's staff by phone or in person. For testimony help at a council meeting, call (808) 768-5822. Office of Council Services backs up the committees and council members and can be reached through the same phone directory.

First Circuit Court Phone Directory

The First Circuit Court serves Honolulu County and the whole island of Oahu. Circuit Court sits at Ka'ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813-5093. Information line is (808) 539-4767. District Court is at Kauikeaouli Hale, 1111 Alakea Street. Family Court is at the Ronald T.Y. Moon Judiciary Complex, 4675 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei.

The Legal Documents Branch handles most paper lookups in Honolulu County. Main line is (808) 539-4300. Fax: (808) 539-4314. Email: hoohikihelp@courts.hawaii.gov. Filings come in through the Documents Receiving Section at (808) 539-4303. Non-certified copies come from the Files and Services Section at (808) 539-4406. Certified copies come from the Certified Records Section at (808) 539-4307. Court records requests can also flow through eCourt Kokua and the Ho'ohiki portal, which sit on the Hawaii Judiciary records page.

Court fees to know:

• Flat $3 per document for 1 to 30 pages
• $0.10 for each extra page over 30
• $2 per document to certify
• $4 per document to exemplify

Public access terminals at each Oahu courthouse let you read case files on screen at no cost.

Honolulu City Council Phone Directory

The Honolulu City Council meets at Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street, Room 202, Honolulu, HI 96813. Main council line is (808) 768-5010. Fax: (808) 768-5011. The council seats nine members, each serving a different district across Honolulu County.

Office of Council Services sits in Honolulu Hale, Room 207. The director can be reached at (808) 768-3849. Fax is (808) 768-1370. Email: ocs@honolulu.gov. The Office of the City Auditor sits across the island at Campbell Square, 1001 Kamokila Blvd., Ste. 216, Kapolei, HI 96707. That office runs at (808) 768-3134 with a fax at (808) 768-3135 and email oca@honolulu.gov. Council meeting minutes, agendas, and legislative files all flow through the Clerk's HNLDOCS system, so a call to the Clerk's office often saves a trip.

Council staff can point you to the right aide for a given district. If your street is in Windward Oahu or the Leeward side, the district line may be faster than the main council number.

Honolulu Police Department Phone Directory

The Honolulu Police Department covers the full island of Oahu. Daily arrest logs go up on the department site. For inmate information, call (808) 832-1777. The state Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center sits at 465 South King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813. Their main line is (808) 587-3100. Staff work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The department keeps police reports, incident logs, and arrest records with some limits for active cases. For a formal records request under chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the department uses the standard UIPA form. Call the records desk first. That saves time when the case number is not on hand. The main reception at the Alapai station takes general questions during business hours and can pass you to the right unit.

Short list of lines the department routes:

• Daily arrest log questions
• Report copies and case status
• Inmate information at (808) 832-1777
• Records under UIPA

Honolulu County Tax and Property Phone Directory

The Oahu District Office of the Hawaii Department of Taxation sits at the Princess Ruth Keelikolani Building, 830 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813-5094. Mail goes to P.O. Box 259, Honolulu, HI 96809-0259. Taxpayer Services is at (808) 587-4242 or the toll line (800) 887-8974. Fax runs to (808) 587-1488.

Other key phone directory lines for the tax office:

• Office Audit Branch at (808) 587-1644, fax (808) 587-1633
• Collection Branch at (808) 587-1600, fax (808) 587-1720
• Field Audit at (808) 587-1700, fax (808) 587-1699

Email contacts route to tax.office.audit@hawaii.gov, tax.oahu.collection@hawaii.gov, and tax.field.audit@hawaii.gov. Property records for Honolulu County sit with the Real Property Assessment Division. That office is at 842 Bethel Street, Basement, Honolulu, HI 96813. The qPublic portal pulls assessment data, ownership, and sales history weekly. Owner-occupied homes in Honolulu County pay 0.35% of the assessed value on the residential class. The home exemption is $120,000 for owners under 65 and $160,000 for owners 65 and older.

Assessment notices ship around December 15 every year. Property tax year runs July 1 to June 30. Appeals go through the Board of Review. Late payment draws a penalty of up to 10% and 1% per month in interest. A quick call to the phone directory line at the Tax Maps Branch will sort out TMK number questions before you file.

UIPA Requests in Honolulu County

Public records in Honolulu County follow the same statewide rule: the Uniform Information Practices Act, or UIPA, found in chapter 92F of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. The Office of Information Practices in Honolulu oversees UIPA for every city, county, and state agency. The OIP Attorney of the Day service is free. Call (808) 586-1400 or email oip@hawaii.gov. Most replies land within 24 hours.

When a Honolulu County agency denies a record, file an appeal with OIP. Appeals are no-cost, and rulings can be taken to court if needed. The DCCA open records page carries the same request form used by most state agencies. That same form works for Honolulu offices that take the standard UIPA request. Ask OIP first if you are not sure which desk holds the paper you need.

The Hawaii Documents Center inside the Hawaii State Library on King Street holds copies of most Honolulu County reports. The library phone is (808) 586-3500. Call ahead if a file is older than a few years.

Cities Served Within Honolulu County

Honolulu County holds most of the population centers on Oahu. City pages below drill into the local phone directory for each area, with numbers for libraries, police districts, senators, and local services that still route through county or state offices.