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.
Maui County, Hawaii, has about 164,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Maui County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court for Maui 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: Maui County public records, Maui County arrest records, Maui County inmate search, Maui County criminal records, Maui County court records, Hawaii arrest records and Hawaii inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Maui County
In Hawaii an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Maui County that means the Circuit Court for Maui 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/jims_system_availability (page title: Judiciary | eCourt Kōkua *), phone 808-539-4909, 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 Maui County
The Maui Police Department serves warrants in Maui 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 Maui County: the Department of Law Enforcement at Maui (state agency); it serves warrants on its own ground.
A warrant issued in Maui 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 Maui Police Department reported 4,832 arrests to the FBI for 2025; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Maui County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Maui 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 Maui County
Whether a warrant is out from Maui County shows in two places:
- The court file of the case, through the Legal Documents Branch of each circuit at 808-539-4909, 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.
Not one of the Maui County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the records request page) 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 Maui County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Maui County that means appearing before the Circuit Court for Maui 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 Maui County.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Maui County?
Not from the Maui 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 at 808-539-4909.
Who serves warrants in Maui County?
The Maui 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 Maui County held?
In a facility of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs every jail in Hawaii.
How is a warrant from Maui 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 at 808-539-4909.
Is this the official Maui 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.