Urban Honolulu Police Blotter

The Urban Honolulu Police Blotter is the daily arrest log kept by the Honolulu Police Department for the state capital. Urban Honolulu is a census-designated place on Oahu. HPD splits coverage between District 1, which runs Chinatown and downtown, and District 6, the Waikiki Substation. You can search the Urban Honolulu Police Blotter through the HPD arrest log page, the Records and Identification Division, or the state eCourt Kokua portal. This page shows each path, the right phone, and the right fee.

HPD Coverage in Urban Honolulu

HPD District 1 runs the Chinatown Substation at (808) 723-3311. District 1 covers the downtown core of Urban Honolulu, including the capitol district, the business district, and the port. HPD District 6 runs the Waikiki Substation at (808) 723-3345. District 6 covers Waikiki, the resort strip that brings in most of the city's tourist-related cases. Between these two stations, most of the Urban Honolulu Police Blotter traffic is logged.

Under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 803, HPD officers may arrest a person with or without a warrant when there is probable cause. That rule lets an officer stop a person who is in the act of a crime, has an active warrant, or has given the officer enough fact to point to a crime about to be done. Each stop starts a line on the Urban Honolulu Police Blotter.

After booking at the station, the person is taken to the main cellblock at Alapai Headquarters. Prints, photos, and charges are pushed from HPD to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center the same day. That hand-off is the first step from a local Urban Honolulu Police Blotter entry to the statewide record.

Search the HPD Arrest Log

The HPD Daily Arrest Log is the public-facing view of the Urban Honolulu Police Blotter. Adult logs are posted daily. Each log stays live on the web for 14 days, then rolls off. Each page shows date and time of the stop, name, age, sex, race, the arresting officer, the charge, and the report number. Juvenile arrests are never shown. That rule is set by HRS section 571-84(e).

To see a log more than 14 days old, send a written request to: Honolulu Police Department, Records and Identification Division, 801 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Call (808) 723-3258 for the records line. Phone and walk-in requests for older logs are not accepted. Each request must list the specific date or dates of the log. The fee for a report copy is $0.50 for the first page and $0.25 for each page after.

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Users can also run a name search at the state HCJDC. The HCJDC is the core state repository. It holds over 458,000 offenders and more than two million records. For an Urban Honolulu Police Blotter name that led to a conviction, the HCJDC is where the record lives long-term.

HPD Records Unit and UIPA Requests

The HPD Records Unit is at 801 South Beretania Street. The unit is open Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is closed on weekends and state holidays. Reports are released only if the case is closed. Names, home and email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers are redacted under HRS section 92F-13. No medical report, TRO, injunction, court paper, or clearance letter is released by HPD.

The HPD fee schedule runs $0.50 for the first page and $0.25 for each page after. Color copies cost $0.65 per page. A verification letter is $1.00 for the first page and $0.25 for each page after. A notarized and signed request letter plus a copy of a valid photo ID is required. Large or complex requests may call for a deposit.

For an Urban Honolulu Police Blotter request tied to a Motor Vehicle Collision, call the Records Division at (808) 723-3258. Reports over 10 pages may not be ready the same day. Reports are not released when the case is still active.

State Search Resources

eCrim is the online pull for adult conviction data tied to any Urban Honolulu Police Blotter entry. A first-time user verifies ID with a $1.00 charge on a valid US credit card. A name search costs $5.00. A certified print costs $12. The data includes the last name, first name, aliases, sex, age, weight, height, summary of charges, charge detail, disposition, disposition date, sentencing, appeal data, case number, and arrest report number.

The FAQ page above walks through name checks versus fingerprint checks. A name check is fast. A print check is the gold standard. Use a print check when the stakes are high. The HCJDC window at 465 S. King Street, Room 102, runs 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed for lunch 12 to 1. Call (808) 587-3279 to book a print appointment.

The Hawaii State Judiciary eCourt Kokua portal ties each Urban Honolulu Police Blotter entry to its court case. Search by name, case number, or date. The First Circuit Court sits at Kaahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, a short walk from HPD headquarters. Criminal cases start in District Court for misdemeanors and Circuit Court for felonies.

Honolulu City Crime Data

HPD ships raw case data to the Honolulu Open Data Portal. The data set is listed under Public Safety. Access is open to any user. The portal covers the full Urban Honolulu Police Blotter plus every other Oahu district. Data refreshes on a set schedule and is a snapshot, not a live feed.

According to 2023 FBI UCR data, Honolulu has an overall crime rate of 65.78 per 1,000 residents, made up of 6.17 violent offenses and 59.61 property offenses per 1,000. The national medians are 3.71 for violent and 18.91 for property. Motor vehicle theft runs 11.57 per 1,000. Urban Honolulu recorded 2,166 violent crimes and 20,922 property crimes in 2023. The median victim age in Honolulu data is about 40; the median offender age is about 35.

Under HRS section 846-9, conviction data is open while non-conviction and pending data is closed. That line is why a live arrest log can list a name while an eCrim pull on the same name returns nothing. Chapter 92F of the HRS is the Hawaii open-records law that forces the Urban Honolulu Police Blotter to stay public. The Office of Information Practices at (808) 586-1400 hears any appeal of a denied request.

Nearby Oahu Cities

Urban Honolulu sits in Honolulu County. Every Oahu city is part of the same Honolulu County Police Blotter chain. Pick a neighbor below.

Full county data sits on the Honolulu County page.