Kalawao County Booking Releases
Kalawao County booking releases are rare. Kalawao is a special Hawaii jurisdiction with no county police force, no county court, and no jail. The state Department of Health runs the county. The land sits on the north side of Molokai at Kalaupapa. Any arrest in Kalawao County gets booked through the Maui Police Department. Maui County records, Maui jail housing, and the Second Circuit Court handle the case from there. You can still search a Kalawao County booking release by name or report number through the Maui records system. This page explains how.
Kalawao County Overview
Kalawao County Booking Releases Jurisdiction
Kalawao County is unlike any other Hawaii county. It has no mayor, no county council, no police department, and no jail. The Hawaii State Department of Health administers the county. The settlement at Kalaupapa sits on the Kalaupapa Peninsula, a strip of low land cut off from the rest of Molokai by tall cliffs.
The area was set up in 1866 as a quarantine settlement for people with Hansen's disease, once called leprosy. The state ended the quarantine in 1969. The remaining residents chose to stay after the rule was lifted. Today there are fewer than one hundred residents. The National Park Service and the Hawaii Department of Health manage the site jointly.
For a Kalawao County booking release, the path runs through Maui. The Maui Police Department has jurisdiction. The Maui Community Correctional Center holds anyone arrested. The Second Circuit Court in Wailuku hears the case. State-level tools like eCrim and the SAVIN system still work the same way as any other Hawaii county.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
The Kalaupapa National Historical Park covers most of Kalawao County. The National Park Service runs the park and patrols the site with its own rangers. Access is by permit only. There is no road connecting Kalaupapa to the rest of Molokai. You reach the settlement by air, by a mule ride down the pali cliffs, or by a steep hiking trail.
The Kalaupapa National Historical Park page below gives the full visit rules and the history of the settlement. See nps.gov/kala for the park overview.
NPS rangers handle minor incidents in the park. A serious case brings in the Maui Police Department or the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement, or DOCARE. Maui officers handle the booking and send the paper file to Wailuku.
Note: Most visits to Kalaupapa need a permit from the Hawaii Department of Health. Minors under 16 cannot enter the settlement area.
Kalawao County Booking Releases Through Maui Police
The Maui Police Department is the agency of record for Kalawao County booking releases. The Records Section in Wailuku holds every arrest file. Address is 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 244-6400. Office hours Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed on state holidays.
For a Kalawao County booking release request, use the Maui County government portal at mauicounty.gov. You can also send a UIPA letter to the Records Section. Cite Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92F. Give a clear record description and your contact info. The agency must reply in ten business days.
Warrant searches run through the same office. Submit online, by fax at (808) 244-6418, by mail, or in person Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Kalawao County warrants do not expire. They stay live until an officer serves them or the court cancels the warrant.
Second Circuit Court and Kalawao Booking Releases
Every Kalawao County booking release that moves to a charge ends up at the Second Circuit Court. The court is at Hoapili Hale, 2145 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 244-2800. The Second Circuit covers Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kalawao. Court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed on holidays.
You can search a case online through eCourt Kokua at courts.state.hi.us. Basic info is free. A plain case doc is $3 for up to 30 pages. A certified copy is $5. See the full Hawaii State Judiciary site at courts.state.hi.us for calendars and rules.
Public access terminals at Hoapili Hale let you search case info at no charge. The clerk charges $1 for the first page of a copy and 50 cents per page after. Certification is $2 per document. Exemplification is $4.
Kalawao County Booking Releases Custody Tracking
Once an arrest in Kalawao County moves past the Maui police cellblock, custody shifts to the Maui Community Correctional Center, or MCCC. MCCC is at 600 Waiale Road, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone (808) 243-5861. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs the facility.
Use the Hawaii SAVIN system at vinelink.vineapps.com to track custody. Search by name or offender ID. Sign up for a free phone, email, or text alert when the status changes. The SAVIN help line is (808) 587-2550. The email is ravs-dps@hawaii.gov.
For general state facility info, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation page at dcr.hawaii.gov lists every correctional center in Hawaii. Sentenced inmates from Kalawao County may move to Halawa or other state facilities based on the sentence length.
HCJDC Checks for Kalawao County Booking Releases
Kalawao County criminal history checks run through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, the same as every other Hawaii county. The HCJDC holds more than 458,000 offender files and over two million record entries. See ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc for the full service list.
For an online name-based check use ecrim.ehawaii.gov. Each unique search is $5. A certified report is $12. Only adult conviction info is public. Juvenile files and non-conviction records stay closed. The closest walk-in Public Access Site to Kalawao is the Maui Police Department Records Section at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku. A printout is $25.
The HCJDC staff-run check costs $30. Pay by money order or cashier's check made to "State of Hawaii." Send the form to 465 S. King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813. See ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc/criminal-history-records-check for the form.
UIPA Requests for Kalawao County Booking Releases
Kalawao County booking releases fall under the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act at Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92F. Any person can ask for a record. You must put the request in writing. The agency must reply in ten business days. The Office of Information Practices enforces UIPA. See oip.hawaii.gov for the rules.
For records held by the Sheriff Division under the Department of Law Enforcement, send the request to law.hawaii.gov/resources/uipa-request. For training on how to file a UIPA request, visit oip.hawaii.gov/training.
Agencies may redact dates of birth, home addresses, social security numbers, and phone numbers. All juvenile info is fully redacted. Records that a court sealed or expunged never come out to the public.
Important: Public records cannot be used for credit decisions, insurance underwriting, or benefits eligibility under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Nearby Hawaii Counties
Kalawao County sits on the north coast of Molokai inside Maui County's court and police boundary. If you need booking information from a different island, go to the county that covers it.