Kahului Public Records Lookup

Kahului public records cover the commercial and industrial heart of Maui. Most Kahului public records sit with Maui County offices in Wailuku, the Second Circuit Court, and state agencies that run the airport and harbor. You can search Kahului public records online through the Maui property tax portal, eCourt Kokua, and state DOT sites. Walk-in help is close by at the Maui Police Records unit or the clerk window at the Second Circuit Court. This page maps where to go for each type of Kahului public records and how to file a UIPA request.

County Office for Kahului Public Records

Kahului sits inside Maui County. That means the County of Maui handles most local public records for the town. The county runs the real property records system, planning records, the Office of the County Clerk, and agency contract records for Kahului. County records offices sit in Wailuku, just a few miles west of Kahului town. The Kalana O Maui building at 200 South High Street holds the County Clerk records, Finance records, and Real Property Tax records.

For the full list of Kahului county-level records resources, see the Maui County public records page. That page lists every Maui-wide agency contact and tool you may need for a public records search.

The County Clerk's office keeps official public records for the Maui County Council. Council agenda records, minutes records, testimony records, and ordinance records are public. Bill tracking records let you follow a proposed law through the council without needing a UIPA request.

Kahului is the main business hub for the county, so lots of Kahului public records tie back to business licensing, permits, and zoning. The Maui County Planning Department keeps Kahului permit records, zoning records, and land use approval records. Most of these Kahului records can be pulled online, though some older Kahului files stay in paper form at the Wailuku office. Kahului business records also touch on liquor license records and health permit records.

Kahului Police Records

The Maui Police Department, or MPD, keeps police records for Kahului through its main Records Division. MPD headquarters sits at 55 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Phone: (808) 244-6400. The department serves all of Maui County including Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, and Lahaina. Kahului does not have its own station, but MPD patrols the area heavily due to the airport, harbor, and shopping centers.

You can ask for Kahului police records in person at the Wailuku station, by mail, or through the online request system. Police reports are generally released to involved parties once the investigation is done. Fees follow the Hawaii rules for records copy cost, which tend to run about 50 cents for the first page of records and 25 cents per page after that. Requesters must show a government ID so staff can verify the link to the case records before any release. Kahului arrest records, incident records, and crash records all flow through this same records unit.

Start a Kahului police records request through the Maui Police Department records page for in-person and mail-in options.

Staff at MPD Records redact home address records, Social Security numbers, and birth date records under HRS §92F-13 before release. Open police records requests typically close within ten business days, though large files may take longer. For urgent needs, call ahead to the Records Division.

Note: Crash records for Kahului traffic cases on Dairy Road or the Hana Highway can be pulled from MPD or from the Hawaii DOT, depending on the road jurisdiction.

Kahului Property Records

Kahului property records flow through the Maui County Real Property Tax Division. Every Kahului parcel has a Tax Map Key, or TMK, that ties the parcel to tax records, permit records, and map records. You can look up a parcel by address, TMK, or owner name through the online property search system. Records cover assessed value records, owner records, building sketch records, and exemption records.

To look up a Kahului property record, head to the Maui property tax portal. Kahului is the commercial and industrial core of Maui, so property tax records span residential records, commercial records, industrial records, and hotel records. Each class carries a different tax rate. The Kahului area has industrial parks near the harbor, shopping centers near the airport, and residential blocks to the south. All parcel records are searchable. Deed records and mortgage records for Kahului sit with the Bureau of Conveyances, a separate state records office.

Begin a Kahului records search at the Maui County Real Property Tax portal.

The Maui property tax portal also shows Board of Review appeal records and lets you narrow results by plat or district. Tax map records can be downloaded as PDFs at no cost.

Kahului Court Records

The Second Circuit Court at 2145 Main Street in Wailuku handles court records for Kahului and the rest of Maui County. The court hears civil, criminal, family, probate, and land cases. Public records access terminals run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the clerk window on a first-come basis. The Hawaii State Judiciary runs eCourt Kokua for online case records. Through the portal, you can pull up Kahului civil records, criminal records, family records, probate records, traffic records, and appellate records.

To look up a Kahului case, use the Hawaii State Judiciary eCourt Kokua portal. Circuit 2 cases take a 12-character ID. Case 12345 becomes 2PC000012345. Basic case records are free to view. Regular copies cost $3 each, and certified copies cost $5 each or 10 cents per page, whichever is greater.

Power users can buy a records subscription for $125 per quarter or $500 per year. The subscription unlocks unlimited single downloads from public court records.

Small claims cases from Kahului run through the District Court of the Second Circuit, also in Wailuku. Traffic cases from Kahului, including citations on Kaahumanu Avenue and Puunene Avenue, are heard here too. Most Kahului traffic records are online through eCourt Kokua. Kahului jury records and Kahului restraining order records are handled by the same circuit clerk.

Kahului Airport Public Records

The Hawaii Department of Transportation keeps public records tied to Kahului Airport operations. Records include flight statistics, environmental reports, and airport planning documents. Kahului Airport, or OGG, is the main airport serving Maui, so its records matter to anyone tracking travel data, environmental impact, or public works on Maui. The DOT posts public records on airport operations, passenger counts, and development projects.

Airport records can be asked for through the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division. Contact: Kahului Airport District Office, 1 Keolani Place, Kahului, HI 96732. Phone: (808) 872-3830. Walk-in visits for records work during normal state office hours. A UIPA records request is the best path for records that are not already posted online. Flight log records, noise records, and safety records are all fair game for a public records request.

For airport records, visit the Hawaii DOT Kahului Airport page.

The DOT site links to master plan records, noise study records, and capital improvement records. Records on airport tenants, concession contracts, and lease agreements can be pulled through a UIPA records request filed with DOT.

Kahului Harbor Public Records

The Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division keeps public records for Kahului Harbor. Records cover shipping statistics, environmental reports, and harbor planning documents. Kahului Harbor is the main commercial harbor for Maui, so a huge share of Maui's food, fuel, and cargo flows through it. Public records show cargo volume records, tenant records, and dredging records.

Harbor records can be asked for through the Hawaii DOT Harbors Division. Contact: Kahului Harbor Office, 101 Alahele Place, Kahului, HI 96732. Phone: (808) 243-4664. Staff can help point you to the right records, or you can file a UIPA records request for records not posted online. Harbor lease records, cargo records, vessel records, and inspection records are all public records once processed.

For harbor records, visit the Hawaii DOT Kahului Harbor page.

The DOT page lists harbor master contacts, tariff records, and project records. Environmental assessment records and harbor development records are often attached as PDFs on the page.

State Agency Records for Kahului

Many Hawaii state agencies serve Kahului from offices in Wailuku or Kahului itself. The Hawaii Department of Health keeps birth records, death records, and marriage records for Kahului residents. These vital records sit at the state vital records office in Honolulu, but you can mail in a records request from Maui. The Office of Information Practices sets the rules for all Hawaii public records and issues formal records opinions each year.

Common Kahului state agency records you can ask for:

• Hawaii DOH Vital Records for birth and death records
• Hawaii DCCA open records portal for business and consumer records
• Hawaii Department of Taxation for state tax records
• Hawaii OIP UIPA page for training and legal opinion records

The DCCA open records office sits at 335 Merchant Street, Room 310, Honolulu, HI 96813. Phone 808-586-2850. That office oversees business registration records, professional licensing records, and consumer protection records for Kahului businesses. Many Kahului shops and firms file their business records through DCCA each year.

Kahului UIPA Records Request

You can ask any Kahului or Hawaii agency for public records through a UIPA request under HRS §92F. There is no charge to file a records request. The agency may charge for time to search, review, and redact records, but only up to actual cost. Most small Kahului records asks come back free. Agencies aim to respond to public records requests within ten business days under HRS §92F-11.

Write your records request with a clear, short description of what you want and the date range. A short, specific records request gets a faster reply. Avoid vague asks. If you want a Kahului police records report, give the case number or the date and location. If you want a Kahului property records file, give the TMK or street address. Clear records asks speed up review and keep records fees low.

Draft and track a UIPA request on the Maui County UIPA records portal. The portal logs each records request by status so you can follow the response. For state-level Kahului records, use the Hawaii OIP site for forms and guidance.

Kahului Records Quick Reference

Different Kahului records sit with different offices. Court records go through the Hawaii State Judiciary records portal. Property records sit with the county real property records office. Police records flow through the local police records unit. Vital records (birth records, death records, marriage records) come from the Hawaii Department of Health records office. Knowing which records office holds your record speeds up the records request.

Most Kahului public records are open under HRS §92F. Records redactions apply to private data inside the records under HRS §92F-13. The records office can hold back records that would invade privacy or block an active case. All other records stay open for any person to view.

Nearby Maui Communities

These Maui towns sit near Kahului. All share the same Second Circuit Court, Maui Police Department, and Maui County records systems. Kahului also shares roads, schools, and service areas with Wailuku right next door. Other Maui towns like Lahaina on the west side and Paia just east of Kahului also use the same county records network, though they do not have their own city pages here.

For a county-wide view, visit the Maui County records page.