Hawaii Background Check from Abroad
State criminal history check
Hawaii Background Check from Abroad
Yes. Telephone for the Access and Review packet first, then post it back with a card taken locally.
- Fee
- $35.00
- Processing
- Three to five business days
- From abroad
- Possible
What to send, and where
| Agency | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center |
|---|---|
| Form | Request for Criminal History Record Check, with an Access and Review fingerprint packet |
| Fee | $35.00 |
| Payment | Money order or cashier’s cheque payable to State of Hawaii. |
| Processing | Three to five business days |
| Post to | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, Attn: CHRC, 465 S King Street, Room 102, Honolulu, HI 96813 |
The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center page for this request
Specific to Hawaii
- Three to five business days is one of the quickest turnarounds anywhere, so Hawaii is rarely the bottleneck.
- Ring (808) 587-3279 for the Access and Review packet before doing anything else.
Getting fingerprinted where you are
Local police, a private fingerprinting service, a U.S. post if it still offers it, or ink at home. Take more than one card. Use the FD-258 unless Hawaii specifies its own form above, in which case order that form first and allow for it reaching you overseas.
After it arrives
A Hawaii criminal history check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Hawaii, not by the U.S. Department of State. Most states require the response to be notarised or certified before the authenticating authority will touch it, and several sell a notarised version for exactly this purpose. Buy it at the time rather than discovering later that you have to start again.
We handle the apostille
Once your Hawaii check exists we can authenticate it, legalise it for a non-Convention country, and have it translated. Tell us the destination and the deadline.
Questions people actually ask
Can I request my Hawaii record from outside the United States?
Yes. Telephone for the Access and Review packet first, then post it back with a card taken locally.
What does it cost?
$35.00 Money order or cashier’s cheque payable to State of Hawaii.
How long does it take?
Three to five business days. Add international postage in both directions on top of that.
Do I need the Hawaii check as well as the FBI one?
Only if the authority asking has said so. The FBI record already includes arrests that Hawaii reported federally. Ask before paying for both.
Will it need an apostille?
If it is going to a foreign authority, yes. A Hawaii check is a state document, so it is authenticated by Hawaii rather than by the U.S. Department of State, and it usually has to be notarised or certified first.
This guide is published by a private document processing service. It is not legal advice and we are not a government agency. Requirements change without notice, so confirm anything critical with the mission before you post documents.
