Kalawao County Jail Mugshots Search

Kalawao County Jail Mugshots are not held by the county itself. Kalawao has no local police, no courthouse, and no jail. It is the smallest county in the whole country. To look up an arrest or booking photo tied to Kalawao, you have to go through Maui Police, the state Sheriff Division, or the Hawaii DPS inmate search. This page walks through each path. You will see where to ask for records, who to call, and how to find a person who was booked on the Kalaupapa Peninsula. Most files route back to Maui.

Kalawao County Jail Mugshots Jurisdiction

Kalawao is a strange place on the records map. The county has about 82 people. It has no mayor. It has no council. It is the only county in Hawaii without its own local government. The state runs most things here. Maui County picks up the rest. That split shapes where you have to go for a booking photo or arrest file. Kalawao sits on a tight strip of land on the north coast of Molokai. The place is cut off from the rest of the island by a 1,600 foot sea cliff. You get there by mule trail, small plane, or boat.

The Hawaii Sheriff Division is one of the bodies that covers law enforcement here. The Sheriff Division operates under the state Department of Law Enforcement.

The Sheriff Division steps in when county police are not in play. That makes it a key contact for Kalawao.

The county was set up in 1905. It grew out of the Hansen's disease settlement at Kalaupapa. The state set up that settlement back in 1866. Today, former patients who were forced to live there can choose to stay. Most do. Access is locked down. You need a permit. Kids under 16 are not let in unless the state grants special leave.

Maui Police and Kalawao County Jail Mugshots

The Maui Police Department is the main law enforcement body for civilian matters that touch Kalawao. MPD is based at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. The main phone is (808) 244-6400. Officers handle calls from the Kalaupapa area when a matter falls outside the park or the settlement rules. A booking photo taken on a Kalawao-related arrest goes through Maui police intake.

The photo above links to Kalaupapa National Historical Park, the site that covers most of the county.

For copies of a Maui Police report or a mugshot, contact the MPD Records Section at the Wailuku headquarters. Reports are pulled by case number, name, or date of the event. The office takes walk-in requests and mail-in requests. Fees follow the standard Maui County schedule. You can call ahead to check what is needed. Payment is by cash or check.

Maui Police also runs the local public access site for name-based criminal history checks. The HCJDC public access site list shows the Maui Police at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku. The cost is $25 per printout. Phone (808) 244-6345 or (808) 244-6355 to set up a check.

Sheriff Division Coverage

The Hawaii Sheriff Division sits under the state Department of Law Enforcement. The office is at 715 South King Street, Room 505, Honolulu, HI 96813. Deputy sheriffs cover state land, state courthouses, and areas without a local police force. Kalawao has no county police, so the Sheriff Division has some role here.

The Kalawao County Sheriff is a part-time post filled by the Governor. The post is more name than muscle. For a true arrest, officers from Maui Police, the National Park Service, or the State Sheriff step in. Any mugshot from such an arrest goes into the state file.

Kalaupapa Park and Kalawao County Jail Mugshots

Most of the county land sits inside Kalaupapa National Historical Park. The park is at P.O. Box 2222, Kalaupapa, HI 96742. Phone: (808) 567-6802. The National Park Service runs the park with the Hawaii Department of Health. Park rangers have law enforcement power inside park bounds. That covers almost the whole county.

A federal arrest in the park may route through the park ranger office, the U.S. Attorney, or federal court in Honolulu. Federal booking photos are held by the agency that made the arrest. For federal inmates, the DPS state tool will not help. The Federal Bureau of Prisons runs its own locator online.

The park also limits who can visit. All visitors need a permit. Kids under 16 cannot enter unless state rules allow it. That tight control means few arrests happen in the park each year. When one does, the paperwork moves to federal or state channels fast.

For the health side of park life, reach the Hawaii Department of Health Kalaupapa Branch at (808) 567-6924. The branch runs the Kalaupapa Settlement. It holds some local records tied to patient care, not arrests.

Maui Community Correctional Center

Anyone booked on a Kalawao arrest goes to the Maui Community Correctional Center. MCCC is at 600 Waiale Road, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone: (808) 243-5858. The jail holds pre-trial inmates and some sentenced felons. MCCC is the only jail that covers Maui County and Kalawao County for custody.

The booking photo at MCCC feeds into the state OffenderTrak file. That file ties each inmate to a single offender number. Once the file is set up, the same mugshot shows up in the DPS online tool. If the person moves to a prison on Oahu or Hawaii Island, the photo stays linked.

MCCC visiting and money rules follow state jail policy. Call the jail at (808) 243-5858 to set up a visit or ask how to send funds. Regular visits must be booked in advance. Legal visits work by attorney request.

Kalawao County Inmate Search

Use the Hawaii DPS Inmate Search to find a person held at MCCC or any other state jail. Type in a name. Pick from the list. The tool shows facility, status, and offender number. The same file holds the booking photo if one is on record. People held in a federal jail or in another state are not in the tool.

For alerts on release or movement, sign up through the Hawaii SAVIN VINE system. Pick Hawaii. Put in the name or offender number. Add a phone or email. VINE pushes a free alert when the person moves, gets out, or has a court date.

• DPS Inmate Search: name or offender number
• VINE: free alerts by phone or email
• MCCC: local custody for Kalawao arrests
• OffenderTrak: state file that links all sites

Criminal History Records

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center holds conviction info for the whole state. HCJDC is at 465 S. King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 587-3279. The office runs name checks and fingerprint checks. Under section 846-9 of the state code, conviction data is public. Non-conviction info is not.

You can run a search online through the eCrim portal. A search costs $5. A full record costs $12. In person checks at HCJDC cost $30. The Maui Police site is the nearest walk-in access point for Kalawao residents. That Public Access Site printout costs $25.

For a court case record, use eCourt Kokua. The tool pulls from the state court file. It shows case number, charges, and hearing dates. Kalawao cases are filed in the Second Circuit, which covers Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kalawao.

Kalawao County Historical Records

Old arrest logs, settlement files, and early county books are kept at the Hawaii State Archives. The archive is in the Kekauluohi Building on the Iolani Palace grounds at 364 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone: (808) 586-0329. Email: archives@dags.hawaii.gov.

Records from the Kalaupapa Settlement span more than 150 years. Most files deal with patient care, staff pay, and land use. A few hold law enforcement notes. Staff can help you pull a file. Some items have been put on microfilm. Others stay in paper form.

For more recent state files, the Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Public Safety both keep their own records. Kalawao does not have a county records office. All paths lead off island.

Kalawao County Communities

Kalawao County has no incorporated cities. The largest community is Kalaupapa, a small settlement of former Hansen's disease patients and park staff. Access is limited. No city pages exist for this county, since the population is well below the threshold used for the rest of the site.

For the next closest local police office, look to Maui County on Molokai. The Molokai Police Station in Kaunakakai is the main point of contact for people who live on the rest of the island. A booking that starts there may still route to MCCC for custody.