Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Hawaii County, Hawaii, has about 210,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Hawaii County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Hawaii County or the District Court, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Hawaii County public records, Hawaii County arrest records, Hawaii County inmate search, Hawaii County criminal records, Hawaii County court records, Hawaii arrest records and Hawaii inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Hawaii County
In Hawaii an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Hawaii County that means the Circuit Court for Hawaii County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $40,000 and probate; the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $40,000, issues its own warrants on the cases before it.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/search_court_records (page title: Judiciary | Search Court Records), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, eCourt Kokua is the Hawaii State Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Hawaii County
The Hawaii Police Department serves warrants in Hawaii County.
In Hawaii the police for a given address is the county police department, which covers the whole county.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Hawaii County: the Department of Law Enforcement at Hawaii Island (state agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Hawaii County is good anywhere in Hawaii, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
The Hawaii Police Department reported 6,036 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Hawaii County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Hawaii County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody is in the custody of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs every jail and prison in Hawaii; its inmate locator is at dcr.hawaii.gov.
How to Check for a Warrant in Hawaii County
Whether a warrant is out from Hawaii County shows in three places:
- The court file of the case, through the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- ECourt Kokua, the Hawaii State Judiciary's free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (808) 961-0466, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Hawaii County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Hawaii County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Hawaii County starts with the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Circuit Court for Hawaii County.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hawaiicounty.gov, phone (808) 961-0466.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Hawaii County?
Not from the Hawaii County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. eCourt Kokua is the Hawaii State Judiciary's free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit.
Who serves warrants in Hawaii County?
The Hawaii Police Department, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Hawaii warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Hawaii County held?
In a facility of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs every jail in Hawaii.
How is a warrant from Hawaii County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit.
Is this the official Hawaii County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.