Search Hawaii 72 Hour Booking Records

Hawaii 72 Hour Booking records cover the short window between arrest and first court review. Police have 48 to 72 hours after booking to charge or release. The data you can search includes name, date of birth, time of arrest, offense, booking ID, and the facility where the person is held. Search Hawaii 72 Hour Booking logs through the Honolulu Police Department daily log, the Hawaii Police Department booking log on the Big Island, and the Kauai arrest log. State-level tools like eCourt Kokua and eCrim fill in court and conviction data.

What Is a Hawaii 72 Hour Booking

A 72 Hour Booking is the first set of records made after an arrest in Hawaii. Police take in the person, log the charge, snap a mugshot, take prints, and assign an Offender Tracking Number. Hawaii law gives police 48 hours to charge someone after arrest, per the booking logs kept by county agencies. Holds can run up to 72 hours in some cases before a judge must review the file. That short window is what people mean when they talk about 72 Hour Booking data.

Each county runs its own cellblock. Honolulu Police operate the Central Receiving Division at Alapai HQ. Hawaii County runs Hilo cellblock for the east side and Kona cellblock for the west. Maui police book people at the Wailuku station before moving them to the Maui Community Correctional Center. Kauai police hold arrestees at the Lihue station. Each site keeps a live log of who came in and who is still held. The data gets rolled up for public view within hours in most counties.

The state does not run a single master 72 Hour Booking page. You have to check each county police site for fresh data. The Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs inmate search for longer-term jail records. For court filings that follow a booking, go to eCourt Kokua. For past arrest history, use eCrim. The pieces work best when used together.

The Office of Information Practices oversees how agencies share these records. Read the Hawaii UIPA guide for a deep look at what can be released.

UIPA sets the rules for how each police department shares 72 Hour Booking data. Under HRS § 92F-11, all government records are open unless the law closes them. That is why daily arrest logs post on department sites.

Where to Find Hawaii 72 Hour Booking Records

The main source is the booking log from the arresting police department. Honolulu Police publish a daily arrest log online at honolulupd.org/information/arrest-logs. The log holds 14 days of data. Each entry shows the name, age, sex, race, arresting officer, offense, and report number. Logs also sit at the Alapai HQ security post 24 hours a day for in-person review.

On the Big Island, the Hawaii Police Department booking logs go back weeks and come as PDF files. These logs include people booked in both East Hawaii (Hilo) and West Hawaii (Kona) cellblocks. Kauai puts out a Daily Media Arrest Report with residence info, charges, and booking details. Maui handles records through its Records Section at the Wailuku police HQ.

After a 72 Hour Booking turns into a case, the filings show up on eCourt Kokua. The tool covers traffic, District Court, Circuit Court, and Family Court. Search by case number, party name, or attorney name.

How to Search 72 Hour Booking Logs

Start with the right county. Each county logs its own bookings. If you know where the arrest took place, go to that county's police page first. If not, try all four county sites. Log files often list arrests by date, so scan the day and time frame you care about. Names post with charges and report numbers.

For court status after the 72 Hour Booking window, use eCourt Kokua. The case ID has 12 characters. It has a circuit digit, a case type code, and padded numbers. Example: case CR-15-1-5678 becomes 1PC151005678. The JIMS system availability page lists the full format with all case type codes.

The case ID chart helps you turn a real case number into one the system can read. If you have only a party name, you can still search without the full ID. Results show docket events and charge info.

You can also look up past convictions through eCrim, the state's Adult Criminal Information site. Each unique search costs $5. A full record costs $12. Search by name, social security number, date of birth, or gender. Narrow criteria give better hits. Searches reset after 30 minutes of idle time, so plan before you pay.

To search booking and court data in Hawaii, you typically need:

• Full legal name of the arrested person
• Date of birth if known
• County or island where arrest took place
• Approximate date of arrest
• Case number if the matter has gone to court

Hawaii Arrest and Booking Laws

Most booking records fall under HRS § 92F, the Uniform Information Practices Act. The full law sits on the Hawaii Revised Statutes site. Under § 92F-11, records are open to the public unless the law closes them. Section § 92F-13 lists the exceptions. Those include records that would harm personal privacy or hurt a live investigation. Juvenile arrest info never goes public under any county policy.

Arrest data splits two ways. Records that end in a conviction are public. Non-conviction arrest files stay private unless the person asks for their own copy. That rule comes from HRS § 846-9. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center manages the split. See the HCJDC site for full rules on what the state releases.

HCJDC is the main state source for convictions tied to any past 72 Hour Booking. They issue criminal history abstracts, also called "Police Clearance" reports. Non-conviction arrests do not show up in that report.

People with old arrests that never led to a conviction can ask for an expungement. HRS § 831-3.2 lets the Attorney General wipe non-conviction arrest records from public view. Once the state grants the order, the arrest is treated as if it never took place. The court sealing page covers the linked court side of the process.

County Booking Centers in Hawaii

Hawaii splits law enforcement into four main county agencies. Each one keeps its own 72 Hour Booking records. Honolulu Police cover all of Oahu. The Hawaii Police Department covers the Big Island from Hilo to Kona. Maui Police cover Maui, Lanai, and Molokai. Kauai Police cover Kauai. Kalawao County, the tiny leprosy settlement site on Molokai, relies on Maui for police help.

In Honolulu, arrestees pass through the Central Receiving Division. The cellblock at 801 South Beretania Street holds people short-term before transport to court or the Oahu Community Correctional Center. District stations at Kalihi, Pearl City, Wahiawa, Kaneohe, Kailua, Kapolei, Kahuku, and Waianae can also answer custody calls. The main line for custody checks is 808-723-3000.

On January 1, 2024, the old Department of Public Safety split into two agencies. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation now runs jails. The Department of Law Enforcement runs the Sheriff Division.

Once the 72-hour window closes, many arrestees move to a county jail. Oahu Community Correctional Center sits at 2199 Kamehameha Highway in Honolulu. Hawaii Community Correctional Center is at 60 Punahele Street in Hilo. Maui Community Correctional Center is at 600 Waiale Drive in Wailuku. Kauai Community Correctional Center is in Lihue. Each facility keeps its own roster.

Sheriff Division and Booking Intake

The Hawaii Sheriff Division now sits under the Department of Law Enforcement. Sheriffs handle court security, prisoner transport, and some direct booking work at state sites. At the cellblock, they secure, escort, and move detainees between jail and court. They also run process service and warrant arrests.

The Sheriff Division works at Honolulu International Airport and at state buildings statewide. Their booking role ties to the wider 72 Hour Booking flow when a judge issues a warrant or orders a transport.

Statewide Inmate and Custody Tools

Hawaii SAVIN is the state tool for victim notice. Victims and other people can sign up for free alerts when an offender's custody status changes. Use the Hawaii SAVIN portal to search by Offender ID or name. The tool runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

SAVIN covers transfers, releases, and parole hearings. The search screen lets you add date of birth and age range to narrow hits. Alerts come by phone, email, or text.

SAVIN does not pull live 72 Hour Booking feeds from police cellblocks. It starts when the person moves into the state corrections system. For that first short window, check the county police log or call the station.

Hawaii 72 Hour Booking Data Access

To pull a formal arrest history report, go through HCJDC. The state runs two review paths. One is name-based. The other uses fingerprints for higher match rates. Both return only convictions and pending cases. Non-conviction arrests do not show up.

A name-based check costs $30 in-office or by mail. Online eCrim searches cost $5 each, with $12 for a certified record. Public Access terminals charge $25 per printout.

The fingerprint check costs $55 in-office or $35 by mail. All prints are by appointment only. Call (808) 587-3279 to book. Mail requests take 3 to 5 business days once the print card arrives.

HCJDC takes card, debit, Apple Pay, money order, or cashier's check. Cash is not accepted. Office hours run Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office closes from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch and on state holidays. Parking on site is metered in quarters only.

All request forms sit on the HCJDC forms page. Form HCJDC-073 covers both name and print checks. Form HCJDC-159(b) is the expungement form for non-conviction records.

Browse Hawaii 72 Hour Booking by County

Each of Hawaii's five counties runs its own booking log and jail. Pick a county to view local station phone numbers, record request steps, and courthouse tie-ins.

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Hawaii 72 Hour Booking by City

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