Search Hilo Police Blotter

The Hilo Police Blotter is the daily booking log kept by the Hawaii Police Department for the Big Island county seat. Hilo is the largest town on the Island of Hawaii and the home of the department's main headquarters. South Hilo Patrol is the largest patrol unit in the Area I East Hawaii operation. You can search the Hilo Police Blotter through the Hawaii Police booking logs page, the Records Section on Kapiolani Street, or the state eCourt Kokua portal. This page walks through each step, each phone line, and each fee.

Hawaii Police Department in Hilo

Hilo is covered by the South Hilo Patrol District. The Hilo main office sits at 349 Kapiolani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. The Hilo Records Section phone is (808) 961-2233. The non-emergency line is (808) 935-3311. Hilo is the county seat of Hawaii County, and it runs the Hilo Police Blotter for the east side of the Big Island.

The department splits the island into Area I (East Hawaii) and Area II (West Hawaii). South Hilo Patrol is the largest patrol division in Area I. In FY 2020-2021, South Hilo officers were assigned to 9,439 criminal calls for service and 20,847 non-criminal calls for service. That load is what feeds the Hilo Police Blotter from one day to the next. The Hawaii Police Department launched its new site in November 2024, and most public records paths run through it.

Hilo also hosts the South Hilo Temporary Detention Facility, which holds pretrial detainees for three police districts: South Hilo, Puna, and North Hilo/Hamakua. The facility can house a max of 40 detainees at a time. An arrest logged on the Hilo Police Blotter typically ends up there before a first court hearing at the Hale Kaulike judicial complex on Aupuni Street.

Hilo Police Blotter Booking Logs

The Hawaii Police booking logs page is the public feed for the Hilo Police Blotter. Logs are posted in PDF form. Each log lists the offender tracking number (OTN), the charge, the booking date, and the name of the person booked. The department updates the logs on a set schedule and makes them free for the media and the public to read.

Here is the booking logs page used to pull a current Hilo Police Blotter file from the department site.

Each booking log covers a short window, then rolls off. Older booking data is kept in the department's own files but is not pushed back onto the main page. For a booking pull older than what shows, you have to go to the Records Section in person or send a mail request to the station.

The department also runs a Crime Map that plots reported incidents by location. The map ties each plot back to a case type and a date. It is a good second step after a name check on the Hilo Police Blotter, and it helps show trends by neighborhood.

The crime map lets you zoom into a Hilo block and view recent reports around that point. It draws from the same case report data used to compile the Hilo Police Blotter each day.

How to Get a Hilo Police Report

The Hawaii Police get-a-report page lays out three report types tied to the Hilo Police Blotter. You can ask in person at the Hilo Station, call any district station, or mail a written request to Records and Identification Section, Hawaii Police Department, 349 Kapiolani Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Response time is up to 10 business days from request.

The fee is $1.00 for the first page and $0.10 for each page after that. Only cash is accepted. The Hilo Station Records Section runs 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays at (808) 961-2233. If you pick up a report for another person, you must bring a letter of authorization from the requesting party. A redacted copy may have personal identifiers blacked out: name, home and email address, phone numbers, date of birth, social security numbers, plus medical, financial, and juvenile info. Your own info is left in if you are the named person.

For information about adults who are in custody, call (808) 961-2213. Reports and police records for East Hawaii go to (808) 961-2233. West Hawaii records are at the Kona Police Station. Traffic Services is at (808) 961-2305. Each number can answer a short question about a line on the Hilo Police Blotter.

Under HRS Chapter 92F, Hawaii's Uniform Information Practices Act, any person may ask for a government record. The Office of Information Practices at (808) 586-1400 hears any appeal of a denied Hilo Police Blotter request.

Statewide Search Tools

A conviction tied to a Hilo Police Blotter booking lands in the state system. The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center is the hub for adult criminal history in Hawaii. HCJDC holds more than two million records and over 458,000 offenders. The Hawaii Police Department at 349 Kapiolani Street serves as a Public Access Site for HCJDC. The cost is $25 per printout.

The eCrim portal is the online option. First-time users verify ID with a $1.00 charge on a valid US credit card. A name search costs $5.00. A certified printout costs $13. Only adult conviction data is shown. Under HRS Chapter 846, non-conviction and pending data stays closed, so a live Hilo Police Blotter name can show on the booking log while eCrim returns nothing.

The Hawaii State Judiciary eCourt Kokua portal ties each Hilo Police Blotter entry to its court case. Search by name, case number, or date. Third Circuit Court hearings for Hilo cases sit at the Hale Kaulike Judiciary Complex, 777 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo. District Court hears misdemeanors. Circuit Court hears felonies.

Hawaii Island Crime Data

For 2024, the Hawaii Police Department logged 964 DUI arrests island-wide, a small step up from 955 in 2023. South Hilo District alone logged 290 DUI arrests in 2024. Puna District logged 196 DUI arrests. Major traffic collisions rose to 987 in 2024. Fatal crashes on Hawaii Island hit 26, with 29 fatalities. Traffic data tied to the Hilo Police Blotter is cleared through Traffic Services at (808) 961-2305.

The Hawaii Police media releases page posts press notices tied to major arrests, road closures, and case updates. It runs alongside the Hilo Police Blotter booking log and is often the fastest way to match a name to the story behind the stop.

Crime Stoppers island-wide is at (808) 961-8300. The Vice/Drug Tip Hotline for Hilo is (808) 934-8423. The Kona tip line is (808) 329-0423. All three routes feed tips that may drive a new line on the Hilo Police Blotter. The main East Hawaii Mayor's Office sits at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, Hilo, and handles county-level public records not held by the police.

Nearby Hawaii Island Areas

Hilo is the county seat of Hawaii County. For patrol data on other parts of the Big Island, go to the county page.

Full county data sits on the Hawaii County page. Oahu cities are listed on the main Cities page.