Hawaii Warrant Search: How to View Warrant Records in Hawaii

A person can be apprehended by the police during a routine traffic stop, at their home, or anywhere else and ordered to be taken into custody, searched, or have their property searched.

 Under certain conditions, law enforcement officers can carry out all of the aforementioned actions without necessarily needing to show warrants, especially if they're a witness to a crime.

But with a warrant, they'd have the legal power to do all of that. So it is not a bad idea to find out if there are any warrants issued against you, especially if you have had a recent run-in with the law. 

This way, you can respond adequately to the matter of the warrant and not risk an unexpected visit from the police. If you decide to take this up, you can find out how in this article. 

About Warrants In Hawaii

Hawaii's State laws accord certain rights to its residents, rights can not be overridden by anyone, except under certain conditions. One such exception is when a warrant is executed by a law enforcement officer, leading to the unannounced arrest of persons, and a search or seizure of their property, among others. 

A warrant gives law enforcement officers such as the police and the Sheriff the authority to undertake all of the aforementioned actions.

This authority is due to the fact that it bears the signature of a judge or magistrate who provides the legal power that it needs to take binding effect. 

The most commonly issued warrants in Hawaii include those intended for arrests, searches, and seizures. Others include tax warrants, child support warrants, bench, and complaint warrants. You can find these warrants by exploring any of the following channels. 

The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC)

A product of the Department of the Attorney General of Hawaii, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC) provides a direct route that you can take to run a criminal history record check on Hawaiian residents. This can be done via a name-based or fingerprint-based check, accessible via the Adult Criminal Conviction Information (eCrim) platform.

The cost for accessing records using this service is $15, to be paid via credit card. You can also submit a completed record request form at the HCJDC in person or via mail to the following address, although this will cost you about $30 in processing and copy fees.

Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center
Attn: CHRC Unit
465 S. King Street, Room 102
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 587-3279

The Hawaii State Judiciary

The Hawaii State Judiciary is the legal arm of the state of Hawaii, and it provides a platform that can be used to find warrants issued by the course in Hawaii. You can visit the courts around you and request the help of the court clerk in finding court cases filed in your name. You can find warrants in your name, related to a previous trial or an active one.

This service is also offered via the eCourt Kokua, a database of records mostly from civil cases. If you have any outstanding warrants from civil cases that have been heard at a land court, family court, a district court, etc, the eCourt Kokua should be of help to you.

On this website, you can search for your cases and view them onscreen at no cost. You can also opt to download the documents, although this should come at a nominal copy cost. You should find any available warrants issued in your name and bearing your details. 

At Law Enforcement Agencies

Law enforcement officers are directly involved in the execution of warrants issued by the courts in Hawaii. Hence, you can expect that they keep copies of these warrants in their record books, prior to execution of the warrants and for any future references.

The Hawaii Revised Statutes(HRS) stipulate that members of the public can be granted access to these warrants. Most people take advantage of this provision by reaching out to the respective Records and Identification Division Warrants Units of Law Enforcement agencies at the state and county levels. 

One such example is The Honolulu Police Department, with name-based warrant searches available on its website or via phone calls to its Warrant Unit via the number, (808) 723-3258.

In essence, the Police and the Sheriff's Office are the go-to for matters concerning warrant searches. If you do not want to risk arrests, you can hire a defense attorney to make physical requests for warrants on your behalf at the offices of these agencies. 

But if the county sheriff has an online database of criminal and arrest records, you should find warrants via a search portal or a warrant roster, depending on the county.

At Third-Party Websites

You can run a criminal background check and find warrants from the check at a third-party website such as this one. You'll only be required to provide your name and the state where you believe the warrant to have been issued in designated search fields. 

You should find any active warrants issued against you in no time so you can start planning your next move.