Hawaii inmate search

There are no county jails in Hawaii. Here, county sheriffs don't operate any local detention centers. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs one unified correctional system instead. On Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui, its community correctional centers hold the jail populations. Meanwhile, detainee transport and cellblock work are handled by the state Sheriff Division.

The main facilities include these 2:

• People arrested within the City and County of Honolulu are held at Oahu Community Correctional Center, which the state corrections department runs.
• People awaiting trial, along with inmates serving under 1 year, stay at Hawaii Community Correctional Center, which includes the Hale Nani facility.

Separate county jail rosters aren't published by facilities here. Custody records are shared through the statewide VINE lookup on every island. You can search this system using a name or an ID number.

Custody status and details of the criminal case appear in the Oahu Community Correctional Center lookup. For offenders under state jurisdiction, the Hawaii Community Correctional Center search shows custody and parole status. A prisoner released under supervision before finishing a full sentence is on parole.

Police in Hawaii County get 48 hours after an arrest to charge someone. Booking logs are posted by the Hawaiʻi Police Department in the meantime. Call the Hilo cellblock to confirm custody when an arrest is very recent.

All state detention facilities are run by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or DCR for short. Hawaii runs a single statewide system. In other words, the local jail roster and the state prison locator are one and the same. One agency holds people who were just arrested and those doing prison time.

You won't find a separate inmate list on the DCR website. Its SAVIN service instead offers free, confidential updates to citizens and victims on anyone under DCR authority. That includes current custody status as well as parole status. The connected lookup lets you search by name or ID number.

The state SAVIN service runs through an online portal called Hawaii VINE. The corrections department doesn't publish any other public roster. This makes it the main tool for checking on someone held by the state. At any time, it's possible to look someone up with a name or an ID number.

You'll see parole status, current custody status, and criminal case details. Lookups are always free, anonymous, and confidential. Once you find the person, signing up for automatic alerts is an option. You're notified when their custody status changes or they get released.

Under Chapter 804 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, bail is set by Hawaii courts. Several types of release can be granted by judges:

• Release on own recognizance, meaning you promise to appear in court and pay nothing.
• Release with conditions, or release under supervision.
• One option is bail backed by sufficient sureties; another is a surety bond under section 431:9N-101, meaning a bail agent posts the guarantee.

When you hire a bail agent, you pay a premium; that fee covers the money risk the agent takes on. Under Senate Bill 2279, requiring 10 percent of the full bail amount is typical for bail providers, a practice rather than a statutory rule. A second pending 2026 bill, House Bill 2413 SD1, would allow recognizance release for nonviolent offenders.

At the jail, Corrections staff don't take cash bail or bonds. Bail gets posted at the court or police facility. The inmate goes free once staff have checked the charges, the person's identity, and the sealed bail receipt.