Access Hawaii DUI Records

In Hawaii, a DUI arrest is also termed to be operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant (OVUII) arrest. This kind of a Hawaii DUI arrest can trigger two separate legal proceedings, and will put both your driving record and driving privileges to risk.

A majority of the Hawaii DUI arrests invoke a criminal case that is prosecuted in one of the District Courts. There can also be an independent case against you in the Administrative Driver's License Revocation Office (ADLRO). ADLRO is the state agency that decides if the arrested person’s driving privileges should be revoked after conducting legal proceedings in a Hawaii DUI case.

Hawaii DUI Laws

It has been noted that usually the Hawaii DUI cases involve 4 basic kinds of evidence. These are bad driving, alcohol concentration evidence, appearance and demeanor, and field sobriety test performance.

Pay attention to your driving; it should not seem that you are drunk. If your vehicle appears to be weaving, swerving or drifting, it implies impairment. If you looked and acted like a drunk person, such as having a flushed face, red eyes, smelling of alcohol, unsteady gait, lost balance in exiting vehicle and other related signs, the police suspects you and demands a chemical test to know the blood alcohol content (BAC).

“Implied consent law” in Hawaii DUI regulation means that the driver has agreed to have their breath, blood and urine tested for determining the level of drugs and alcohol in the body of the driver. BAC measuring .08 percent or more is illegal for driving.

A driver who has been found to have a BAC of .15 percent or above is considered to be highly intoxicated; the punishment for a highly intoxicated driver in Hawaii comes with stricter laws. The blood concentration levels in your body are affected with your body-fat percentage, weight, sex and time interval between the alcoholic drinks. It does not take much alcohol to be counted as legally intoxicated, so it’s advisable not to drink when driving.

The Hawaii DUI laws are such that if you are in Hawaii spending a vacation or on a temporary military assignment, and have a driver’s license from another state, it is still essential for you to protect your administrative rights in Hawaii. Note that due to the Interstate Driver’s License Compact, an action taken against your driving privileges on the grounds of a Hawaii DUI will be reported to your home state, this will result in revocation and suspension there.

The penalties for jail, license suspension, fine, community service and attending of certain educational programs is made sterner with the repetition of the Hawaii DUI offense. The penalty will keep on increasing for the second time and third time DUI offense.

Hawaii DUI Records

Driving records are considered to be public records in the state of Hawaii. The procedure of obtaining a driving record is simple enough as the state does not require the consent of the licensee in order to disclose his/her traffic law violation records. The traffic abstracts given out by the Traffic Violations Bureau of the traffic courts contain the details of all DUI convictions apart from the minor violations of traffic laws.

It is possible to obtain the records by visiting the traffic courts in person. It is best to provide as much information as possible in order to limit the number of records that can be retrieved. The physical addresses of the four local district courts can be obtained by accessing the Internet resource at http://www.courts.state.hi.us/page_server/GenInfo/Contact/1315C15E545F2834E9A82B5A46.html. A fee of $7 is charged for each record irrespective of the results being handed over in person or by mail.

The traffic court records can also be retrieved in order to view the DUI offenses of the concerned person. The Judiciary Information Management (JIMS) CourtConnect System of Hawaii will be able to retrieve specific DUI records for you as well. The system can be accessed at http://www.courts.state.hi.us/legal_references/records/jims_system_http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/availability.html. You can also call up the courtconnect helpline at (808) 539-4909 in order to obtain additional information.