Search Hawaii Jail Mugshots
Hawaii Jail Mugshots are booking photos taken when a person is arrested and held at one of the state's community correctional centers. You can search for these booking photos and arrest records through state portals, county police sites, and online inmate tools. The search tools show name, charges, bail, and custody status. This page walks you through how to find Hawaii Jail Mugshots, where to look first, and which offices hold each record. Pick a county or city below to jump to local contacts.
Hawaii Jail Mugshots Overview
Where to Find Hawaii Jail Mugshots
Most booking photos come from the eight correctional centers run by the state. The main state site is the Hawaii DPS Corrections Division, which holds adult inmate data for the whole system. Booking photos, name, and facility are shown through the online lookup. County police also post daily arrest logs. The logs list name, age, charge, and report number.
Hawaii is unusual because the same Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation holds both jail and prison inmates. The Department oversees four jails and four prisons. Jail facilities hold pre-trial inmates and people with short sentences of less than a year. Prison facilities hold people serving longer terms. Each jail has its own booking system, but all data flows back to the state's central OffenderTrak database. That database captures mugshot files, fingerprints, scars, marks, tattoos, and property intake. You can read more about the state's full set up at the Corrections Division page.
The Hawaii DPS Corrections Division page lists the eight centers, gives an overview of programs, and links out to each facility page. The state's DCR also uses the SAVIN and VINE system to push out custody alerts to victims. Visit this page if you need a full view of how the state holds and tracks people in custody.
Use the Corrections Division site as your first stop when you are not sure which facility holds a person or which office has the mugshot on file.
County police keep the short-term arrest and booking data. Each agency posts a daily log, which stays up on the web for 14 days before it rolls off. Those logs are the fastest way to check recent activity. For older arrests or certified copies, write to the county records section.
Note: Booking photos are public once a case is closed. Pending or sealed cases can be held back under HRS 846-9.
Online Tools for Hawaii Jail Mugshots
The state runs several tools that help you find Hawaii Jail Mugshots and current custody status. The main one is the DPS Inmate Search. The tool lets you search by name, date of birth, or offender ID. You can enter partial info and still get a hit. The result shows the facility, custody status, and offender number. Visit the Hawaii DPS Inmate Search page to run a lookup.
This tool covers all adult inmates under state custody. It does not cover federal inmates or people held in other states.
The Hawaii SAVIN VINE system is another public option. SAVIN stands for Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification. You can sign up for alerts about a person's status, court date, release, or transfer. To search, pick Hawaii from the state dropdown, then choose name or ID. Add a phone or email to get push alerts. Victims use this most, but the tool is open to the public.
VINE pulls data from the same OffenderTrak system that holds booking photos, so the status you see stays in sync with the jails.
For conviction info, the eCrim portal is the right tool. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC) runs the eCrim site and holds the state's criminal history files. A search costs $5. Each record pull costs $12. The site holds adult conviction info only. Arrest records with no conviction are not public through eCrim. A "No Criminal Convictions Found" result is valid. It means no record came back on that name.
You can reach HCJDC at (808) 587-3279. The office is at 465 S. King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813.
The state also runs the eCourt Kokua system. It shows court case info for traffic, criminal, and civil matters in Circuit, Family, and District Courts. You can look up a case, check hearing dates, and see charges. This is good for tracking a case from arrest through sentence.
Criminal History and Hawaii Jail Mugshots
A full criminal history check is also called a Police Clearance or Police Abstract. HCJDC runs this service. You can get a name-based check or a fingerprint-based check. Name checks cost $30. Fingerprint checks are more accurate. The form is HCJDC-073. You mail it in or bring it in person.
HCJDC holds adult conviction info. Arrests that did not lead to a conviction are not in the public file. HRS section 846-9 sets the rule. Juvenile records are sealed. Use the HCJDC Criminal History Records Check page to get started.
The page walks through the form and fee steps. It also notes what types of records you cannot get through this office.
HCJDC also runs six Public Access Sites across the islands. Each site can print a conviction record on the spot. A print costs $25. Sites include the HCJDC office in Honolulu, the Honolulu Police Department on Beretania Street, the Hawaii Police Department in Hilo, the Kona Police Station, the Kauai County Police Department in Lihue, and the Maui County Police Department in Wailuku. Check the HCJDC Public Access Sites page for hours and phone numbers.
Walk in with a photo ID and the $25 fee. Staff can run a name check and hand you the print.
Hawaii UIPA and Jail Mugshots
Hawaii's public records law is the Uniform Information Practices Act, found at Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92F. Under HRS 92F-12(a)(13), info on a person held in a jail is public. Under HRS 92F-12(a)(5), arrest info is also public. An agency has 10 business days to give you the record. It can take up to 20 days if the case is hard.
The law sets clear rules for how agencies must respond. Use it as your legal basis when you ask for a mugshot or an arrest record.
The Office of Information Practices runs the law. OIP was set up in 1988. The office handles appeals and writes guides. The UIPA has five main exceptions to disclosure: a privacy exception, a safety exception, a deliberative process exception, a business exception, and an agency exception. Most mugshots fall under the rule that opens them up, not the rule that blocks them.
OIP can help you if an agency denies your request. Call (808) 586-1400 or visit the OIP site for appeal forms.
HRS Chapter 846 is the other key law. It sets up HCJDC and spells out what goes in a criminal history record. Section 846-9 says conviction info is public. Non-conviction info is not. Section 846-14 makes misuse of this data a crime.
The statute is worth a read if you plan to use Hawaii Jail Mugshots or arrest data in any written product.
How to File a UIPA Request
Each county police office and the state Department of Law Enforcement take UIPA requests. The Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement UIPA request page has the form. You must put the request in writing. You must give contact info, a clear record description, and how you want to get the record. Options include pick up, mail, email, or fax.
Send UIPA forms to the Department of Law Enforcement, 715 South King Street, Room 505, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
The state Sheriff Division works under the same office. It does court security and transport for cases where a local police force does not exist. The Sheriff Division page has contact info for sheriff deputies who work across the state.
For Kalawao County, the Sheriff Division works with Maui Police to cover the Kalaupapa peninsula.
County Arrest Logs and Hawaii Jail Mugshots
Each county police office posts its own daily log. The Honolulu Police Department keeps the largest log since Oahu holds the most people. Hawaii County, Maui County, and Kauai County each post their own as well.
The HPD site lists all district stations with phone numbers and hours. That makes it easier to reach the right records unit.
The Hawaii Police Department records page lays out how to get a police report on the Big Island. Fees are $1 for the first page and $0.10 for each added page. Cash only. Each station has its own set of hours. A redacted copy blacks out personal info, but the core arrest info stays.
Staff call you when the report is ready. You can pick it up at any district station on the island.
Kauai County runs its own records path. The County of Kauai Council office handles UIPA requests for records that do not belong to the police. For police records, go to the Kauai Police Department Records Division at (808) 241-1655. Forms are on the county site.
Kauai also takes written requests by mail to the County Clerk at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209, Lihue, Hawaii 96766.
Hawaii Correctional Facilities
Hawaii has eight state correctional centers. Four are jails that hold pre-trial inmates and short-sentence inmates. Four are prisons that hold people serving longer terms. Each county has its own community correctional center except Kalawao, which is tied to Maui.
The four jail facilities are Oahu Community Correctional Center in Honolulu, Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo, Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku, and Kauai Community Correctional Center in Lihue. The four prisons are Halawa Correctional Facility in Aiea, Waiawa Correctional Facility in Waipahu, Kulani Correctional Facility in Hilo, and the Women's Community Correctional Center in Kailua. Each holds a different group.
- Oahu Community Correctional Center, Honolulu, 950 beds
- Hawaii Community Correctional Center, Hilo, 200 beds
- Maui Community Correctional Center, Wailuku, 301 beds
- Kauai Community Correctional Center, Lihue, 130 beds
- Halawa Correctional Facility, Aiea, 450 beds
- Women's Community Correctional Center, Kailua
The Oahu Community Correctional Center is the largest. It sits on 16 acres near the Honolulu airport. You can read the visitor rules on the OCCC visitor guidelines page. Visits run every day from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. except state holidays. Visitors must call (808) 832-1633 to set a time.
OCCC holds the most booking photos of any single site in the state since it processes the highest number of arrests.
Note: MCCC on Maui often runs over capacity, with a daily count near 363 against a cap of 301. Hold times can run longer as a result.
Hawaii Sex Offender Registry
HCJDC also keeps the Hawaii Sex Offender Registry. Anyone can search by name, zip code, street, or distance. HRS 846E-2 sets the rule for who must register. The registry lists people who are in jail, out in the community, or out of state. The search shows name, address, offense, and status.
This registry is separate from the eCrim site. It does not show every person with a conviction. It shows only people who meet the legal test for mandatory registration. Some fields are optional. You can filter by offender type or compliance status. A non-compliant tag means the person did not update their address or info on time.
Hawaii Jail Mugshots by County
Hawaii has five counties. Pick one below to see local contacts, facilities, and how to get booking photos in that area.
Hawaii Jail Mugshots by City
City pages show which police station serves the area and which jail holds local inmates. Pick a city below.