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 on September 24, 2026.
Honolulu County, Hawaii, has about 999,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OVUII arrest in Honolulu County starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the county driver licensing office, and leaves three records. This guide follows the arrest from the roadside to the court file and the driving record.
This guide covers the law, the arrest, booking, the court case, the license case, the records and common questions.
Related guides: Honolulu County public records, Honolulu County arrest records, Honolulu County warrants, Honolulu County inmate search, Honolulu County criminal records, Hawaii arrest records and Hawaii inmate search.
The OVUII Law in Hawaii
Drunk driving is charged as OVUII in Hawaii, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Hawaii is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect OVUII; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the county driver licensing office, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes OVUII Arrests in Honolulu County
The county police department makes the OVUII arrests in Honolulu 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 six state agencies in Honolulu County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Honolulu reported 33,503 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Honolulu County does not break OVUII out.
Booking After an OVUII Arrest in Honolulu County
A driver arrested for OVUII 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.
The Court Case
The Prosecuting Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at honolulu.gov/clerk/clk-prosecuting-attorneys.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/search_court_records.
Statewide, eCourt Kokua is the Hawaii State Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The county driver licensing office runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the county driver licensing offices keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records an OVUII Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Uniform Information Practices Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit.
- The driving record: from the county driver licensing offices.
More on each: Honolulu County arrest records, Honolulu County police reports and Honolulu County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OVUII limit in Hawaii?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OVUII case from Honolulu County heard?
In the District Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.state.hi.us.
Where is a person arrested for OVUII in Honolulu County held?
In a facility of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs every jail in Hawaii.
Who handles the license after an OVUII arrest in Hawaii?
The county driver licensing office, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Honolulu 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.