Kalawao County Recent Bookings

Kalawao County recent bookings are rare. The county sits on the Kalaupapa peninsula on Molokai and has no police force or jail of its own. To search Kalawao County recent bookings, contact the Maui Police Department, which patrols the area as part of its Molokai division. Any arrest in Kalawao County is booked at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku. Court cases tied to those arrests run through the Second Circuit Court. Federal cases on park land go through the National Park Service and the federal court system. The path is short but a bit unusual.

Why Kalawao County Recent Bookings Are Different

Kalawao is one of the smallest counties in the country. The entire county is the Kalaupapa Settlement on the north shore of Molokai. There is no county government in the usual sense. No mayor. No county council. No county police.

The settlement was set up to care for people with Hansen's disease. The Hawaii State Department of Health still runs the area today. Few people live in Kalawao year-round, and most arrests would tie back to visitors or to incidents on park land. That setup shapes how recent bookings work in the county.

Visit the Kalaupapa Settlement page for background on the area and on what services the state provides. The page is run by the Hawaii Department of Health, which oversees daily life in the settlement.

Because there are no county offices in Kalawao, a search for recent bookings starts with the agencies that fill in for the county: Maui Police, Maui Community Correctional Center, and the Second Circuit Court in Wailuku.

Maui Police Coverage of Kalawao County

The Maui Police Department's Molokai Division patrols Kalawao County. Any arrest made in the Kalaupapa area is processed by Maui Police officers. The booking trail then runs back to Maui.

Maui Police headquarters sits at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone: (808) 244-6400. The Records Section, where you would request an arrest record from a Kalawao booking, is at (808) 244-6355. Hours run Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

State-level arrest authority is held by the Department of Law Enforcement, set up on January 1, 2024. The DLE handles statewide work, but day-to-day patrol on Molokai is still local.

Visit Maui Police Department for forms, station info, and records guidance. To submit a request online, use the Maui County Public Records Portal.

Kalaupapa National Historical Park Authority

Most of Kalawao County is part of Kalaupapa National Historical Park. The park is run by the National Park Service. Park rangers have federal law enforcement power on park land.

Any criminal incident inside park bounds is handled by federal agents and may end up in federal court, not in Hawaii state court. The path is different from a state booking, since federal records sit with the U.S. Marshals Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons rather than the DCR.

Visit Kalaupapa National Historical Park for park rules, contact info, and visit details. Note that access to the settlement is tightly controlled to protect resident privacy.

For state-level offenses that happen off park land but inside the county, the case still flows through Maui Police and the Second Circuit Court.

Detention for Kalawao County Recent Bookings

There is no jail in Kalawao County. Anyone arrested in the county is moved to Maui for booking and detention. The Maui Community Correctional Center at 600 Waiale Drive, Wailuku, is the holding site. Phone: (808) 243-5861.

MCCC is run by the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The 48-hour rule under HRS Chapter 803 applies the same way it does on the rest of the state. Police must charge the person within 48 hours or release them.

Visit Maui Community Correctional Center for visit rules, mail policies, and inmate process steps. To track an inmate held at MCCC, use Hawaii SAVIN.

Sign up at Hawaii SAVIN for free phone, text, or email alerts when an inmate's status changes. SAVIN runs 24/7 and is anonymous.

Second Circuit Court Records for Kalawao County

Kalawao County has no courthouse. All state criminal cases tied to a Kalawao booking are filed in the Second Circuit Court at Hoapili Hale, 2145 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone: (808) 244-2929.

Felony cases land in Circuit Court. Misdemeanor and traffic cases land in the District Court at the same building. Court records for Kalawao matters are kept by the Second Circuit Clerk's Office.

For online case info, visit eCourt Kokua. The system covers Second Circuit cases. Search by case ID, citation number, or party name. The Clerk of Court charges a $5 search fee. Copies cost $1 for the first page and 50 cents per added page.

For an official conviction summary, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center is the source. Visit HCJDC or use a Public Access Site. Conviction info is public under HRS § 846-9, while non-conviction info has restricted access.

Public Records Law for Kalawao County Bookings

Hawaii's open records law sits in HRS Chapter 92F. The Office of Information Practices oversees how it works. Under HRS § 92F-12(a)(13), info about people held at a correctional facility must be disclosed. That rule applies if a Kalawao booking ends up at MCCC.

Agencies must reply to a UIPA request within 10 business days. Some content can be redacted for privacy or active investigations. Names of victims, social security numbers, and home addresses are common redactions on any state booking record.

Because the booking trail runs through Maui agencies, the reply will come from MPD or the Second Circuit Clerk, not a Kalawao office. Submit requests through Maui's online portal or by mail to the Wailuku address. Arrest records that lead to a conviction are kept for life. Records with no charge or dismissal stay on file for at least 5 years.

Communities in Kalawao County

Kalawao County contains the Kalaupapa Settlement on the north shore of Molokai. There are no incorporated cities, no CDPs over the population threshold, and no separate towns. The settlement itself is the only inhabited area.

Booking records, when they exist, would be tied to Maui Police and to the Second Circuit Court in Wailuku. The unique status of the county means there is no local link to a city page on this site.

Other Hawaii Counties

Kalawao is the smallest of the five Hawaii counties. The other four sit on separate islands or island groups. Pick a county below if your booking is in a different area.