Schofield Barracks Records Lookup

Schofield Barracks public records split between two tracks. Off-base civilian records stay with Honolulu County offices and the state. On-base military records run through the US Army, and access to most base records is restricted. This page walks you through both. You can search Schofield Barracks public records tied to off-base police calls, First Circuit Court files, and surrounding parcel data through county and state tools. For Army-side Schofield Barracks records, you go to Public Affairs or Army History. Each search link and records office below ties back to Schofield.

County Office for Schofield Barracks Records

Schofield Barracks sits in Honolulu County. That means the City and County of Honolulu handles most civilian records tied to the area. The county keeps real property records, planning records, and agency records for the land around the base. Honolulu Hale at 530 South King Street holds the City Clerk records. Those records cover council records, ordinances, and resolutions that may touch Schofield Barracks zoning and land use. The county does not keep base records.

For the full set of Oahu-wide records tools, see the Honolulu County public records page. That page lists agency contacts, portals, and walk-in desks that also serve the Schofield Barracks area. If you need off-base data, start there.

Schofield Barracks is not an independent city. It has no city clerk, no city records office, and no local court. All off-base civilian records flow through county and state paths. This means a Schofield Barracks records search is really a Honolulu County records search with a Central Oahu focus.

Off-Base Schofield Barracks Police Records

The Honolulu Police Department, or HPD, handles off-base police records that touch Schofield Barracks. HPD District 2 covers the Central Oahu area around the base. District 2 Station sits at 94-480 Ukee Street, Waipahu, HI 96797. Phone (808) 723-8700. The district also covers Wahiawa records, Mililani records, and Waipahu records. Any off-base incident near Schofield Barracks that HPD responds to will show in HPD records, not Army records.

To pull a Schofield Barracks off-base police record, start at the Honolulu Police Department records portal. the records site lets you file a records request online and pay fees. Copies run 50 cents for the first page and 25 cents for each page after. Color pages cost 65 cents each. Staff redact home address, Social Security, and birth date data under HRS §92F-13 before release. You must send a color copy of your photo ID so staff can confirm you have a tie to the record.

The HPD portal shows which reports are free and which take a UIPA records request. Most crash records and short incident records are free to view. Longer case files take a formal request.

Walk-in help is also on hand. The HPD main Records Unit at 801 South Beretania Street in downtown Honolulu takes requests Monday to Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. That office covers all districts, so you can pull a Schofield Barracks area record there if District 2 is not near you. Email hpdpubrec@honolulupd.org for questions.

Schofield Barracks Military Public Affairs Records

On-base records are a different track. Most Army records are not open to the public. This is not like a civilian UIPA records request. The US Army runs its own records rules under the federal Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act. Access to military records can be restricted. Personnel records, unit rosters, and operational records are not public. the records page you want for Schofield Barracks is the Public Affairs Office.

The Schofield Barracks Public Affairs Office handles press releases, media queries, and some base records that are cleared for public release. Phone (808) 656-3155. the records office can help with news files, event records, and general base info. They do not hand out personnel records or mission records. They can point you to the right Army office if your ask is off-topic.

On-base incidents fall to the military police and the provost marshal, not HPD. Records from those offices go through Army channels. A federal FOIA request is the path for most Army records. The Army FOIA portal at foia.army.mil takes requests online. Wait times vary. Many records come back heavily redacted or denied for national security or privacy reasons. Some records may never be released.

Historical Schofield Barracks Records

Schofield Barracks has been an Army post since 1908. That long history means lots of old records. The 25th Infantry Division calls Schofield home. Unit history records, deployment records, and public-side personnel data for past decades may be open. Two main offices hold these Schofield Barracks historical records.

The first is the US Army Center of Military History, which tracks the 25th ID lineage and posts unit records online. the records site lists campaign records, honor records, and division history files for the Tropic Lightning. The second is the National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA. NARA holds older Army records that have passed through the records retention window. Some Schofield Barracks records from World War II are at NARA regional sites.

For family research, a relative's service record may sit at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. Access rules depend on the date of service and if the person is living. The St. Louis center lost some records in a 1973 fire, so not every old Schofield Barracks service record is still on file. Checks must go through the official NARA request form.

Schofield Barracks also has an on-post historian who can answer some research queries. Reach the base historian through the Public Affairs Office at (808) 656-3155. Simple ask: a brief record of when a unit was on post, or a plaque record from a memorial on base. Bigger asks need a FOIA request.

Surrounding Area Property Records

The land inside the Schofield Barracks fence line is federal, so county property records do not cover it. The surrounding area is a different story. Residential communities near Schofield hold military families and local renters and buyers. Those off-base parcels show in the City and County of Honolulu Real Property Assessment Division records. Each parcel has a Tax Map Key, or TMK, that ties to assessment records, permit records, and map records.

To search a Schofield Barracks area property record, use the Honolulu County qPublic records system. Enter a TMK number, an address, or an owner name. Records go back to 2001 for most fields and longer for some. the records portal also shows Board of Review appeal records and lets you narrow by zone. Assessment records are pulled as of October 1 of the prior year.

The main Honolulu real property search site at honolulupropertytax.com is a second option. Both tools pull from the same records set. Tax rates vary by class. Off-base homes near Schofield are mostly residential class, so the rate is low. Commercial parcels along Kunia Road run at a higher class rate.

Common surrounding area records you may want:

• Honolulu County qPublic parcel records for TMK and owner data
• Honolulu property tax records for assessed value and tax class
• Department of Planning and Permitting for building permit records

Schofield Barracks Court Records

For civilian court records tied to the Schofield Barracks area, the First Circuit Court hears cases from across Oahu. The main courthouse is at 777 Punchbowl Street in downtown Honolulu. Public records access terminals at the Legal Documents Records Room run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a first-come basis. Court records include civil records, criminal records, family court records, probate records, traffic records, and land court records. Military criminal cases do not go here. Those go to a court-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Look up a Schofield Barracks area case online at the Hawaii State Judiciary eCourt Kokua portal. A First Circuit case uses a 12-character ID. Case 12345 becomes 1PC000012345. Basic case records are free to view on eCourt Kokua. Copy records cost $3 each. Certified records cost $5 or 10 cents per page, whichever is higher.

The eCourt Kokua portal is the main online path for civilian court records near Schofield Barracks. A paid records subscription runs $125 per quarter or $500 per year for heavy users.

Divorce records for civilians tied to the Schofield Barracks area are First Circuit Family Court records. As of February 1, 2026, the records department of Health no longer keeps divorce records in Hawaii, so all requests go to the court. Family Court records may be sealed for cases with children. You may need to file a motion to view sealed records.

UIPA Requests for Schofield Barracks Area Records

You can file a UIPA records request with any Hawaii state or county agency under HRS §92F. There is no fee to file the records request. Agencies may charge for search time, review time, and redaction time, up to actual cost. Most Schofield Barracks area records requests to HPD, the county, or state offices are free for small asks. A UIPA records request does not reach the US Army. For Army records, use federal FOIA.

Write your records request in plain words. State the record you want, the date range, and the records agency. A short, clear records request gets a faster reply. Agencies aim to respond to UIPA records requests within ten business days under HRS §92F-11. That is business days, not calendar days. the records agency may extend the window for complex records requests.

Draft and track a UIPA records request on the Honolulu UIPA records portal. the records portal logs each records request by status. You can watch the response clock and respond to agency questions through the same thread. the records office of Information Practices at the state level oversees UIPA compliance. Visit the Hawaii OIP UIPA page for legal opinion records and training material on open records.

Schofield Barracks Records Quick Reference

Different Schofield Barracks 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 Schofield Barracks 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.

Each Schofield Barracks record carries its own access path. Land records live with the Bureau of Conveyances. Voter records sit with the County Clerk records office. Tax records flow through the Department of Taxation records portal. Permit records and plan records reside with the planning records desk. Use the right records source to save time on your records search.

Military records and base records have stricter access rules than civilian records. The base records office handles internal records. Off-base civilian records, including incident records and traffic records, route through HPD records and the First Circuit Court records system. The Schofield Barracks area also draws on county records for tax records and permit records.

Nearby Oahu Communities

These Oahu communities sit near Schofield Barracks. All share HPD District 2, the First Circuit Court, and Honolulu County records systems. Pick a city to see local records contacts.

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