Lookup Public Records in Hawaii County, Hawaiʻi. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii
Hawaiʻi County is located in the state of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. The county was formed in 1905, and its county seat is Hilo. It is coterminous with the Island of Hawaiʻi, to distinguish it from the state as a whole. There are no incorporated cities in Hawaiʻi County. Hawaiʻi County has a population of approximately 185,093 people and a total area of 5,086.70 square miles, of which 1,058.69 square miles is water and 4,028.02 square miles is land. Hawaii County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state in which it is located. (The other six counties are Oklahoma County, New York County, Iowa County, Idaho County, Utah County, and Arkansas County). Hawaiʻi County borders Maui County to the northwest.
Stewart Maeda is the Hawaiʻi County Clerk as of 2015. The county clerk’s office is responsible for Legislative Branch administrative operations and support services. The office of the clerk also maintains legislative records and is responsible for voter and candidate registration and elections in the county. In addition, the clerk’s office provides legislative drafting services for all county departments, records legislation, and preserves legislative records.
Records maintained by the clerk’s office can be accessed by doing a background check online or by visiting the clerk’s office in person during office hours. To do a public records search online, you will have to visit the Hawaiʻi County Clerk Website. The website has easy to follow links that will direct you to the records that are available online. For records that cannot be accessed through the website, you will have to visit the clerk’s office in person.
Below is the physical address of the Hawaiʻi County Clerk’s office:
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1402
Hilo, HI 96720
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Phone number: (808) 961-8255
| Hawaii, HI Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
|---|---|
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 233,886 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 1,750 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 193 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 314 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 333 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 637 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 1,900 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 10,471 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 1,757 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 4,361 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 687 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 16,703 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 162 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 500 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 12,393 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 3,791 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 182 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 1,431 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 2,389 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 14,469 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 1,147 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 2,741 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 2,921 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 84 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 381 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 2,647 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 398 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 253 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 721 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 119 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 145,046 |