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 9, 2026.
Kauai County, Hawaii, has about 74,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Kauai County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Kauai 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: Kauai County public records, Kauai County arrest records, Kauai County inmate search, Kauai County criminal records, Kauai County court records, Hawaii arrest records and Hawaii inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Kauai County
In Hawaii an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Kauai County that means the Circuit Court for Kauai 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.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit keeps that file.
For Kauai County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county 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 Kauai County
The Kauai Police Department serves warrants in Kauai 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 Kauai County: the Department of Law Enforcement at Kauai (state agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Kauai 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 Kauai Police Department reported 2,715 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Kauai County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Kauai 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 Kauai County
Whether a warrant is out from Kauai 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) 241-1888, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Kauai 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 Kauai County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Kauai County that means appearing before the Circuit Court for Kauai County or the District Court, with the case put back on the calendar through the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit.
A missed date in a case before the District Court is handled by that court, not by the Circuit Court for Kauai County.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at kauai.gov, phone (808) 241-1888.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Kauai County?
Not from the Kauai 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 Kauai County?
The Kauai 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 Kauai County held?
In a facility of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs every jail in Hawaii.
How is a warrant from Kauai 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 Kauai 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.