SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Kauai County is a county in Hawaii with about 74,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 7 county office pages for Kauai County, every one opened and checked.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, Prosecuting Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Other counties and Questions.

Where Kauai County public records live

Each kind of Kauai County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Kauai County

A person arrested in Kauai County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Kauai County.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Kauai County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Kauai County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Kauai County.

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County Clerk of Kauai County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Kauai County.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Kauai County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Kauai County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: Bureau of Conveyances

Property values: Real Property Assessment

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Birth, death and marriage records in Kauai County

In Hawaii, certified birth and death certificates are ordered from the state vital records office rather than a county office. Marriage license records are kept locally; the county clerk listed above can say where in Kauai County.

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Prosecuting Attorney for Kauai County

The Prosecuting Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Kauai County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

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Public records requests to Kauai County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Kauai County.

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Statewide Hawaii sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Hawaii state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Kauai County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Other counties in Hawaii

SearchSystems has a guide like this one for every county in Hawaii.

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Kauai County Arrest Records

The Kauai County arrest records guide names the two agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 2,715 arrests the one agency with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Kauai County Records Guides

SearchSystems has eight more guides to Kauai County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Kauai County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Kauai County inmate search (the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate locator and who makes the arrests), Kauai County criminal records (the court file, the Hawaii criminal history and the local arrest records), Kauai County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Kauai County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Uniform Information Practices Act requires), Kauai County DUI (the OVUII law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Kauai County divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Kauai County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Kauai County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

How do I find out if someone is in jail in Kauai County?

Use the jail or inmate page SearchSystems verified for Kauai County at kauai.gov, or call 808-241-1711. Rosters usually show the people in custody now; after release, the case continues in the court records.

Where do I look up a court case in Kauai County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Kauai County is at courts.state.hi.us. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Kauai County?

The Bureau of Conveyances, at bocdataext.hi.wcicloud.com. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Kauai County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Kauai County?

From the Hawaii state vital records office at health.hawaii.gov, which issues certified copies for every event in the state.

How do I request a public record from Kauai County?

Through the records request page at kauai.gov. A record that is not covered there is requested from the office that holds it.