Kahului Jail Roster Lookup
The Kahului jail roster covers bookings run through the Maui Police Department and the Maui Community Correctional Center in nearby Wailuku. Kahului sits on the north shore of Maui and is home to the island's main airport, so arrests here feed straight into the county intake system. To search the Kahului jail roster, use the statewide VINELink tool for custody status, call MCCC for a direct yes or no, or file a public records request with the Maui Police if you need paperwork.
Kahului Overview
Maui Police Department Kahului Precinct
Maui Police run every arrest that lands on the Kahului jail roster. The department main station sits at 55 Mahalani Street in Wailuku, just a short drive from Kahului town. The main line is (808) 244-6400. The Records Section can be reached at (808) 244-6355 for report copies and verification letters. Officers posted to Kahului work out of the Wailuku headquarters and patrol the Kahului town core, the Maui Mall area, and the Kahului Airport corridor.
The department does not publish a daily online arrest log. That makes the Kahului jail roster a little harder to search than its Oahu counterpart. Names show up on the state VINELink tool once a person is booked into MCCC. For fresh arrests that have not made it to the state system yet, a call to the Records line is the fastest way to confirm custody.
The Maui Police Department site has contact info for every division, from patrol to traffic to investigations. It also links to the records request form and the complaint form.
The screenshot above is the Maui Police homepage, the front door for any Kahului jail roster records request tied to a Maui PD arrest.
How to Search Kahului Jail Roster
There is no single site that lists every Kahului booking. You have to stitch a few tools together. Start with the state jail system, then move to the county police, then court.
To run a full Kahului jail roster search, check each of these sources:
- Use VINELink for current custody at MCCC
- Call the MCCC main line at (808) 243-5101 to confirm a booking
- Call Maui PD Records at (808) 244-6355 for arrest detail
- Search eCourt Kokua for charges and court dates
- File a records request at the county portal
Have the full name ready. Date of birth helps a lot. Approximate arrest date is useful if the case is fresh. Without those details, the clerk may not be able to pin down the file on the Kahului jail roster.
Maui Community Correctional Center
The Maui Community Correctional Center is the facility that holds every Kahului jail roster booking. Known as MCCC, the jail sits at 600 Waiale Drive in Wailuku, HI 96793. The main phone is (808) 243-5101. The visitation hotline is (808) 243-5861. MCCC is run by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, not the county, even though it serves all of Maui County including Kahului, Wailuku, Kihei, and Lahaina.
MCCC holds adult men and women who are waiting for trial, serving short sentences, or waiting for transfer to a bigger prison. The facility has a general population section and a women's unit. It also runs short work furlough programs for people close to the end of their sentences. Intake happens around the clock. Any arrest made in Kahului town on a given night will be logged into MCCC by sunrise.
Visitation is limited and must be scheduled in advance. Call the visitation hotline to get on the list. Approved visitors get short blocks of time with inmates under supervision. Attorneys visit on a different schedule and do not need public visitation approval. Mail is accepted at the Waiale Drive address. Money deposits have daily caps and must be in a money order or cashier's check. See the MCCC facility page for the current rules.
The MCCC page above is the main source for Kahului jail roster custody confirmation and visitation scheduling.
| Facility | Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) |
|---|---|
| Address |
600 Waiale Drive Wailuku, HI 96793 |
| Main Phone | (808) 243-5101 |
| Visitation Line | (808) 243-5861 |
| Website | dcr.hawaii.gov |
Kahului Jail Roster Booking Process
A Kahului arrest moves through a tight set of steps. Maui Police make the stop and take the person to a holding cell, often at the Wailuku headquarters. Officers then drive the arrestee to MCCC for intake. At MCCC, staff take fingerprints and a booking photo. They record personal info such as name, date of birth, address, and known aliases. They also list the charges filed by the arresting officer. That entry is what creates a new line on the Kahului jail roster.
The booking photo is sometimes called a mugshot. Fingerprints are sent to the state criminal justice data center for a records check. The check can pull up prior cases from across Hawaii and from the FBI system. Personal property is cataloged and stored. The inmate is issued a jail uniform, assigned a housing unit, and given a medical screen before moving to general population.
Note: Booking info on the Kahului jail roster can take a few hours to post to VINELink after the actual arrest.
Bail is set based on the charges and the person's prior record. Some cases allow release on own recognizance. Others require a set bond that the inmate must post to leave MCCC. The clerk at the jail can give out the current bail figure, but cannot discuss the case itself. That part moves to court.
Second Circuit Court Records
Every Kahului jail roster name ends up in the Second Circuit Court. The courthouse is Hoapili Hale at 2145 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. The main phone is (808) 244-2800. Hoapili Hale handles felony, misdemeanor, family, and civil matters for the island of Maui and also hears appeals from Molokai and Lanai district courts. Court runs on weekdays with most dockets starting in the morning.
State law requires an initial appearance within 48 hours of arrest, not counting weekends or holidays. At that first hearing, the judge reads the charges, sets bail, and appoints a public defender if the person cannot hire a lawyer. If the person bonds out, they leave the Kahului jail roster quickly. If bail is denied or cannot be paid, the roster entry keeps running while the case moves through arraignment, motions, and trial.
Case files are searchable through the Hawaii State Judiciary's eCourt Kokua portal. A name search pulls up case numbers, charges, next hearing dates, and any disposition. That is how a jail roster entry gets linked to an actual court file. Older cases may need a walk-in request at the Hoapili Hale records counter.
Kahului Jail Roster Records Request Process
Maui County takes records requests through an online portal at mauicounty.us. The portal accepts requests for police reports, 911 call logs, arrest records, and other county documents. You fill out a short form with your name, your contact info, and a clear description of what you want. The request is routed to the right county office, and you get an email when it is ready.
State law sets a 10 business day response window under UIPA. The agency can extend that by another 20 business days if the request is large or covers sensitive data. You get a written notice of the extension. If the response is a flat denial, the notice must spell out the legal reason and how to appeal to the Office of Information Practices.
The Maui County public records portal above is the main way to get a paper copy of anything tied to the Kahului jail roster.
Fees are small but real. A plain page copy runs under a dollar. Search time beyond the first half hour may be billed. Certified copies cost a bit more. Large requests may need a deposit up front. For an official criminal history report, Maui PD sends people to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center in Honolulu, which runs statewide name checks and fingerprint reports.
Statewide Jail Roster Tools
Kahului arrests do not have a local online search, but the state does. VINELink covers every community correctional center in Hawaii, including MCCC. A name search pulls up the current facility, the custody status, and any scheduled release date. You can register for free alerts that ping your phone or email when the person moves between facilities or walks out the door.
The VINELink portal above is the main statewide tool for tracking a Kahului jail roster booking in real time.
The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation runs all eight jails in Hawaii. Its main site at dcr.hawaii.gov lists each facility, leadership, and the public affairs contact. Federal arrests on Maui are rare but do happen, and those inmates go to the Federal Detention Center on Oahu. The BOP inmate locator covers any federal booking since 1982.
For a person who just got picked up in Kahului town and cannot yet be found on VINELink, the best path is a direct call to MCCC. The booking posts to the state system in a few hours at most. If the person is not on the Kahului jail roster in the state tool after a full day, check with Maui PD Records in case the charges were dropped at intake.
Kahului Jail Roster Laws
A few state laws shape what shows up on the Kahului jail roster and what stays private. HRS Chapter 353 gives the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation the duty to keep records on every person in custody at MCCC and the other state jails. That is the legal base for the roster itself.
Access rules come from the Uniform Information Practices Act, often called UIPA, under HRS Chapter 92F. UIPA says government records are open by default unless a specific exemption applies. Arrest logs and current custody info fit squarely inside the default open rule. Juvenile data, sealed files, and open investigation files do not. The Office of Information Practices posts the full law and the rules that each agency must follow.
HAR 2-71-19 sets the timing for record responses. The rule requires a written reply within 10 business days, and an extension of up to 20 more days when the request is broad. The same rule controls fee waivers for requests made in the public interest. Putting all three together, Chapter 353 creates the Kahului jail roster, UIPA opens it to the public, and HAR 2-71-19 sets the clock for getting a copy.
Maui County Resources
Kahului is part of Maui County, which runs all police work on the island. For the full county picture on bookings, facilities, and county records, see the main county page.
Nearby Cities
Other cities on Maui and across Hawaii feed into their own county correctional centers. If a Kahului jail roster search comes up empty, try a nearby city for a different facility.