Find Jail Mugshots in Hilo

Hilo Jail Mugshots come from the Hawaii County Police Department Hilo Station and the Hawaii Community Correctional Center. You can pull recent bookings from the county booking logs, look up current inmates through the state DPS tool, and ask for older files from the Police Records Section. This page walks through each step for Hilo, including the Third Circuit courthouse, the intake service center, and Kulani Correctional Facility for longer sentences. Each source runs under its own set of rules and fees.

Hilo Police Station and Jail Mugshots

The Hawaii Police Department Hilo Station sits at 349 Kapi'olani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. The non-emergency line is (808) 935-3311. The Records Section line is (808) 961-2233. Hours run Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Hilo Station is the main headquarters for the whole county police force. It serves all of East Hawaii Island. Walk-in record requests are accepted at the front desk during open hours.

The Hilo Station is the central intake for all county police records requests. Other stations in Kona, Waimea, Keaau, and Pahoa route formal records back here.

Police report fees in Hawaii County are $1 for the first page and $0.10 each page after. Cash only. No cards, no checks at the Records counter. Report requests need a name, a report number or date and location of the incident, and a government ID. The Records Section does not run background checks. For a conviction history, you have to go through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in Honolulu or use the online eCrim portal.

Hawaii County Booking Logs

The Hawaii Police booking logs page is the fastest source for recent Hilo bookings. The log lists a header with Total OTNs (offender tracking numbers), Total Charge Records, and a count of arrestees. Each row shows the arrestee's name, date of birth, arrest date and time, arrest site, and the charge list. The log does not show a mugshot. You need a separate records request for the booking photo itself.

Booking log entries for Hilo include arrests made within the city limits and in nearby unincorporated zones served by the Hilo Station.

Charges on the log are listed with the Hawaii Revised Statutes citation. A person booked on a theft case, for example, would show the HRS section for theft in the applicable degree. The log does not mark convictions or case status. It only shows the arrest, not the final outcome. For case status, switch to the court record portal.

Hilo Jail Mugshots at HCCC

Arrests from the Hilo area go to the Hawaii Community Correctional Center at 60 Punahele Street, Hilo. The main line is (808) 933-0400. HCCC is the main jail for Hawaii County. It holds both pre-trial detainees and some sentenced male and female inmates. The site has about 200 beds. The mugshot taken at intake becomes the state's official booking photo for each person.

HCCC runs a mix of programs. Substance abuse classes and work furlough tracks are part of the rotation. The facility faces the same overcrowding that runs across most Hawaii jails. Pre-trial detainees held at HCCC may move to OCCC on Oahu for hearings that cannot be run out of the Third Circuit. Visits must be booked in advance by phone. Call HCCC for the current slot list.

For sentenced inmates with a longer term, the state runs Kulani Correctional Facility on the slopes of Mauna Loa. Kulani is a minimum security prison for male inmates. The mugshot taken at intake at OCCC or HCCC stays with the person through the move to Kulani.

Hawaii Intake Service Center

The Hawaii Intake Service Center in Hilo sits at 1420 Kilauea Avenue, #10. Phone: (808) 933-8825. The current manager is Kelcie Makaike. The Intake Service Center handles pretrial screening and risk assessment. Staff interview each new arrestee to help the court set bail and release terms. The office is a state DPS unit, not a county police unit.

Intake staff also track mental health and substance abuse needs. The goal is to pair the right release track with the right person. If the judge sets a bail amount or a supervised release, the Intake Service Center writes the report that backs the decision. Pretrial supervision continues for some people up until the case closes.

Hilo Inmate Search

Use the Hawaii DPS Inmate Search to find a person held at HCCC, Kulani, or any other state site. The tool takes a full or partial name, a date of birth, or an offender ID. Results show the current facility, custody status, and offender number. Federal inmates and people held in out-of-state private facilities do not show up.

Sign up for Hawaii VINE to get release alerts. Pick Hawaii, search by name or ID, and add a phone or email. VINE sends a push when the person moves, gets released, or has a court date. VINE pulls from the same OffenderTrak file the jail uses.

• DPS Inmate Search: current state custody
• VINE: release and movement alerts
• HCJDC eCrim: final conviction records

Hilo Jail Mugshots and Third Circuit Court

Felony and family court cases from Hilo go to the Third Circuit Court at Hale Kaulike, 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo. District Court cases, traffic, and misdemeanors run through the same building. The eCourt Kokua portal pulls both circuit and district cases statewide. Hilo cases show up once they are filed.

Court search fees run $5 per search. Plain copies cost $1 for the first page and $0.50 per added page. Electronic copies cost $10. Certification is $2. Some case types, like juvenile matters under HRS Chapter 571, are blocked from public view. Booking photos are not held in eCourt. You have to ask HPD Records or HCCC for the photo.

Criminal History Checks

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center runs all official conviction checks for the state. The main office is at 465 S. King Street, Room 102, Honolulu. The online eCrim portal is the fastest option for Hilo residents. A search costs $5. An official record costs $12. Paper checks at the Honolulu office cost $30. HCJDC Public Access Site prints cost $25 each.

Hawaii County has its own HCJDC Public Access Site at the Hilo Police Station. That means Hilo residents can get a printout without flying to Honolulu. Section 92F-12(a)(13) of the Uniform Information Practices Act sets inmate info as public. The Office of Information Practices publishes guides on what is open and what is sealed.

Nearby Cities

Hilo shares police and jail services with the rest of Hawaii Island. Use the links below for other cities with pages on this site.