Kailua Residents Directory Records

The Kailua Residents Directory helps you find public records tied to this windward town on Oahu. Kailua is part of the City and County of Honolulu. It has its own police district station, a busy branch library on Kuulei Road, and the state's Women's Community Correctional Center along Kalanianaole Highway. Most searches in Kailua start with an online tool, but some need a walk-in trip to Honolulu Hale or the First Circuit Court. This page groups the key links and forms in one spot.

Kailua Residents Directory Basics

Kailua sits on the windward coast of Oahu. It is not a separate legal city. The town falls under the City and County of Honolulu, the same city-county that runs all of Oahu. Kailua is in Honolulu City Council District 6. The state Senate and House also divide the town into a few local districts.

Most city services come out of Honolulu Hale at 530 S. King Street. Call (808) 768-4141 for the main line, or visit honolulu.gov. Local UIPA requests follow Chapter 92F.

Note: Kailua is the gateway to the windward side, so many state records from nearby towns also flow through the same city-county system.

Kailua Police District Records

The Honolulu Police Department runs the Kailua District Station for this side of Oahu. The station covers Kailua, Kaneohe Bay-side neighborhoods, and Enchanted Lake. See honolulupd.org for the station phone list and hours.

HPD keeps arrest files, incident reports, and accident logs for the full island. Requests for Kailua-area reports go through the main HPD Records Division at 801 S. Beretania Street in Urban Honolulu. Under HRS § 92F-12, most police reports are open once the case closes.

Kailua Library Residents Directory Help

The Kailua Public Library sits at 239 Kuulei Road. The branch is part of the Hawaii State Public Library System. Free cards are open to all Hawaii residents. The branch has free access to many paid research databases, a reference desk, and meeting rooms.

Staff can help with name lookups, old news, and family trees. Microfilm of local papers is on site. The branch is a good first stop when you need to trace a past Kailua address.

Women's Correctional Center Records

The Women's Community Correctional Center sits at 42-477 Kalanianaole Highway in Kailua. Call 808-266-9587. The facility holds women both before trial and after sentencing. It is the only all-female prison in the state. See the Women's Community Correctional Center page for visitation rules.

This shows the facility page with program info, visitor rules, and contact data. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs an inmate lookup tool at dps.hawaii.gov. Users can search by name or ID.

The Hawaii SAVIN system lets members of the public sign up for free alerts tied to custody status. HRS § 92F keeps basic inmate info open for view. Medical and mental health records stay closed under other state laws.

SAVIN is free. Sign up by phone, by web, or through the Victim Information and Notification Everyday app. Alerts can come by text, email, or phone call. Users track by name or by inmate ID. For Kailua cases, the alert system covers both pre-trial custody and post-sentencing moves across all state facilities. A woman held at WCCC in Kailua, for example, shows up on the same system as men held at Halawa or Waiawa. The main state lookup page at dps.hawaii.gov gives facility, sentence type, and projected release date. That is public data under state law. Kailua's windward location also means many Kailua residents use the windward courthouse annex for protective order filings before the full case moves downtown.

Kailua Property Records Residents Directory

Kailua parcels sit under the Oahu TMK system. Island digit 1. Most lots fall in zones 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4. The easiest search is through qPublic Honolulu. Enter an owner name, site address, or TMK.

The Real Property Assessment Division at 842 Bethel Street keeps the master files. Call (808) 768-3799 for tax help. Owner names, mailing addresses, and assessed values are all open under UIPA. Many beachfront Kailua lots carry very high assessed values.

Older recorded deeds sit at the state Bureau of Conveyances at 1151 Punchbowl Street. Docs from 1976 on are online. Older docs need a walk-in trip. Credit card fees run $1 per page per document.

The TMK format on Oahu is 1-Island-Zone-Section-Plat-Parcel. For Kailua, the lead digit is always 1, since Oahu is island 1. Zones 4-2 and 4-3 cover most of town, with 4-4 picking up the shore parcels near the bay. Each parcel has its own four-digit tail. When you pull a record, the full 12-digit TMK tells the clerk which lot you mean. If you only know a street address, qPublic can map it to the TMK in a few clicks. Staff at RPAD can also help if you call the tax line with a name and a cross-street.

Kailua Court Records Search

Kailua court cases run through the First Circuit Court at 777 Punchbowl Street in downtown Honolulu. The court handles felony work, civil cases over $40,000, probate, and family court. See the First Circuit Court page for hours and phone numbers.

This is the eCourt Kokua landing page. Basic case data is free at eCourt Kokua. Users can search by party name, case ID, or vehicle info. PDF pulls cost $3 each. A yearly plan runs $500.

Small claims and traffic cases tied to Kailua drivers also run through the District Court of the First Circuit. Kailua does not have its own courthouse.

State Resources for Kailua Residents Directory

Beyond the local Kailua tools, many state-wide sites matter too. The Hawaii State Department of Health runs the Vital Records office at 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 103. Call (808) 733-9300. See the Vital Records page.

Vital Records holds birth, death, marriage, and civil union files for Hawaii. A first certified copy is $10. Each added copy runs $4. Only the person on record or a direct family member can pull a copy.

The Office of Information Practices at oip.hawaii.gov runs the state Records Report System. The RRS lists more than 26,000 record titles held by state and county offices. Call (808) 586-1400 for free Attorney of the Day help.

This OIP site is the master hub for any Kailua record request under UIPA. OIP also takes appeals when an agency denies a request. Appeals must be filed in writing.

Note: Divorce records moved from DOH to the Hawaii State Judiciary on February 1, 2026. Kailua divorce files now sit with the First Circuit Court.

UIPA Steps for Kailua Records

Every Kailua record pull runs under UIPA, Chapter 92F of Hawaii Revised Statutes. HRS § 92F-11 keeps all state and city files open unless a law closes them. HRS § 92F-12 lists records that must always stay open, such as building permit data.

Requests need to be in writing. You do not have to say why you want the record. You do need to name the file, give enough detail for staff to find it, and list a reply method. Agencies have 10 business days to reply. Fees after the first free hour run $2.50 per 15 minutes for search.

Honolulu County Connection

Kailua is in Honolulu County. The county runs city-wide tools that feed Kailua searches. For the full county page, visit the Honolulu County Residents Directory.

Nearby Oahu Cities

These cities near Kailua share the same city-county system. Pick one to see the local page.