Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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). The title to a parcel in Honolulu County is in the deed records of the Bureau of Conveyances and its taxable value is set by the Real Property Assessment; what is built on it is a matter for the city or the county. This guide says who keeps each record and where the page for each office is.
This guide covers deeds, assessed values, evictions and court cases, records requests, directory links and common questions.
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Deeds, Mortgages and Liens in Honolulu County
Deeds, mortgages, liens and easements that affect title to land in Honolulu County are recorded by the Bureau of Conveyances, which indexes them by name and sells copies.
Assessed Values and the Tax Roll in Honolulu County
The Real Property Assessment sets the value each parcel in Honolulu County is taxed on and keeps the parcel maps. Deeds in Hawaii are recorded by the state Bureau of Conveyances, not the county; the county assesses the property.
SearchSystems opened and checked the Real Property Assessment's page at realproperty.honolulu.gov (page title: RPAD), phone 808-768-3799, 842 Bethel Street, Basement Honolulu, HI 96813, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Evictions and Court Cases About Land in Honolulu County
An eviction is a court case in the District Court, and so is a foreclosure, a lien dispute or a quiet title suit, in the Circuit Court for Honolulu County; the court file is public unless sealed.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/search_court_records.
Asking a County Office for a Record
Under the Uniform Information Practices Act a county office must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge for search, review and copying, with the first $30 of search and review free. The county records request page SearchSystems verified is at honolulu.gov/env/request-for-government-records-92f (page title: Request for Government Records (92F) | Department of Environmental Services).
More Official Property and Land Records Pages for Honolulu County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Honolulu County and Hawaii. These property pages from its Honolulu County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Honolulu Internet Permit System (dppweb.honolulu.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who records deeds in Honolulu County?
The Bureau of Conveyances.
Who sets the assessed value of a property in Honolulu County?
The Real Property Assessment, whose page SearchSystems verified is at realproperty.honolulu.gov.
Where are evictions from Honolulu County filed?
In the District Court. The file is public unless the court seals it.
How is property assessed in Hawaii?
Deeds in Hawaii are recorded by the state Bureau of Conveyances, not the county; the county assesses the property.
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.