General Info
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CITIES
Cities In County
Not including unincorporated communities
Ainaloa
Captain Cook
Eden Roc
Fern Acres
Fern Forest
Halaula
Hawaiian Acres
Hawaiian Beaches
Hawaiian Ocean View
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Hawi
Hilo
Holualoa
Honalo
Honaunau-Napoopoo
Honokaa
Honomu
Kahaluu-Keauhou
Kailua
Kalaoa
Kapaau
Keaau
Kealakekua
Keokea
Kukuihaele
Kurtistown
Laupahoehoe
Leilani Estates
Mountain View
Naalehu
Nanawale Estates
Orchidlands Estates
Paauilo
Pahala
Pahoa
Papaikou
Pepeekeo
Paukaa
Puako
Volcano
Waikoloa Village
Waimea
Wainaku
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
County Residential Services
A little bit of contact information for all purpose residential needs.
General Info: (808) 961-8223
TDD: (808) 961-8521
Aging: (808) 961-8600
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4390
Civil Defense: (808) 935-0031
After Hours: (808) 935-3311
Corporation Counsel: (808) 961-8251
County Clerk: (808) 961-8255
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4260
Elections
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8277
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4400
Legislative Auditor: (808) 961-8386
County Council
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8255
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4261
District 7: (808) 323-4275
District 8: (808) 323-4278
Puna Office: (808) 965-2712
Waimea Office: (808) 887-2069
Environmental Management
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8083
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4411
Finance: (808) 961-8234
Accounts: (808) 961-8241
Budget: (808) 961-8259
Drivers Licensing
Hilo: (808) 961-2222
Waimea: (808) 887-3087
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4800
Naalehu: (808) 854-7214
Motor Vehicle Registration
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8351
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4818
Property Management: (808) 961-8009
Purchasing: (808) 961-8231
Real Property
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8201
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4880
Risk Management: (808) 961-8068
Treasury: (808) 961-8113, 933-6240, 933-6212
Fire: (808) 932-2900
Fire Prevention Bureau
East Hawai’i: (808) 932-2912
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4760
Housing
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8379
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4300
Section 8 Division: (808) 959-4642
Human Resources
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8361
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4424
Immigration
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8220
Information & Assistance: (808) 961-8223
Information Technology: (808) 932-2960
Legislative Auditor: (808) 961-8386
Liquor Control
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8218
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4370
Mass Transit
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8343
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4430
Mayor’s Office
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8211
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4444
Parks & Recreation
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8311
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4322
Planning
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8288
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4770
Police Department
Emergency: 911 (TDD accessible)
Non-emergency: (808) 935-3311
Crime Stoppers Hilo: (808) 961-8300
Crime Stoppers Kona: (808) 329-8181
Vice/Drug Tip Hotline Hilo: (808) 934-8423
Vice/Drug Tip Hotline Kona: (808) 329-0423
Information about arrested adults: (808) 961-2213
Reports/Police Records East: (808) 961-2233
Reports/Police Records West: (808) 326-4646 ext. 256
Community Policing East: (808) 961-2350
Community Policing West: (808) 326-4646, ext. 259
Prosecuting Attorney
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-0466
North Hawai’i: (808) 887-3017
West Hawai’i: (808) 322-2552
Public Works: (808) 961-8321
Research & Development
East Hawai’i: (808) 961-8366
West Hawai’i: (808) 323-4700
Water Supply
General Information: (808) 961-8050
Customer Service: (808) 961-8060
Engineering: (808) 961-8070
Geographic Information System: (808) 961-8070
County Website
*For more information visit: http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/
HUNTING
Hunting Seasons
For more information visit:
| Unit | Game Mammals to be taken | Permitted Hunting Methods | Limits | Open Hunting Periods | Open Hunting Days | Special Conditions and Restrictions | |
| A | Wild Pigs | Rifles, muzzleleaders or bows and arrows | 1/day | Feb.-June | Sat, Sun, and State Holidays | Dogs not permitted. | |
| Those methods prescribed by the prevailing goat or deer season in progress in Unit A at the time. | Fifteen weekends: mid-July through the last full weekend of October. See annual goat and deer season instructions for specific hunting days. | Sat. & Sun. only | Dogs not permitted. Limited to goat or deer hunters with valid goat or deer tags on their assigned weekend. | ||||
| Wild goats | Muzzleloaders only. | 1/tag | Eight consecutive weekends: mid-July through mid-September. | Sat. & Sun. Only | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| Black-tailed deer | Muzzleloader season: muzzleloaders only. | 1 antlered buck per hunter per year | One weekend: The seventh weekend before the last full weekend in October | Sat. and Sun. only | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| Rifle season: rifles, muzzleloaders, or bow and arrows are permitted. | Six consecutive weekends, including and preceding the last full weekend in October. | Dogs not permitted. | |||||
| B | Wild Pigs | Those methods prescribed by the prevailing goat season in progress in Unit B at the time. | 1/day | Eight consecutive weekends: mid-July through mid-September. | Sat. and Sun. only | Dogs not permitted. | |
| Rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns and bow and arrows. | Seven weekends before the last full weekend of October through February. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays | Dogs are permitted | ||||
| Wild Goats | Rifles, muzzleloaders of bow and arrows. | 1/tag | Eight consecutive weekends: Mid-July through mid-September. | Sat. and Sun. only | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| C | Wild pigs | Rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns, bow and arrows, or dogs and knives. | 1/day | Year round | Sat. Sun. Mon. and State holidays. | Dogs are permitted. | |
| Wild goats | No limit. | ||||||
| D | Wild pigs | Bow and arrows or dog and knife only. | 1/day | Sept.-Nov. and Feb.-April. | Sat. & Sun. and State Holidays | Dogs are permitted. | |
| E | Wild Pigs | Rifles, muzzleloaders, handguns, bow and arrows, or dogs and knives. | 1/day | Year-round | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays | Dogs are pemitted. | |
| Wild Goats | Rifles, muzzleloaders, or bow and arrows. | 1/tag | Eight consevutive weekends: Mid-July through Mid-September. | Sat. and Sun. only | Dogs are not permitted. | ||
| F | Wild Pigs | Bow and arrows or dogs and knives only. | 1/day | Dec. through June | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs are permitted. | |
| Wild Pigs and Wild goats | Bow and arrows only. | 1 pig and 1 goat/day | July through Nov. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| Black-tailed deer | Bow and arrows only. | One antlered buck per year. | Mid-September through November. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| G | Wild pigs and wild goats | Archery area: bow and arrows only. | No limit | Year-round | Daily-three day permits. | Dogs not permitted. | |
| H | Wild pigs | Those methods prescribed by the prevailing goat or deer season in progress in Unit H at the time. | 1/day | Fifteen full weekends: Mid-July through the last full weekend of October. | Sat. and Sun. only. | Dogs not permitted. | |
| Rifles, muzzleloaders or bow and arrows. | November through June. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs are permitted. | ||||
| Wild goats | Rifles, muzzleloaders or bow and arrows.
Muzzleloaders only (Muzzleloader Season) |
1/tag
One antlered buck/year |
Eight consecutive weekends: Mid-July thought Mid-September.
One weekend: The seventh full weekend proceeding the last full weekend of October. |
Sat. and Sun. only.
Sat. and Sun. only. |
Dogs not permitted. | ||
| Black-tailed deer | |||||||
| Rifles, muzzleloaders or bow and arrows. | Six consecutive weekends: including and preceding the last full weekend of October. | ||||||
| J | Wild pigs | Archery only. | 1/day | Feb. through June. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs not permitted. | |
| Mid-September through November. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | ||||||
| Black-tailed deer | Archery only. | One deer of either sex/year. | Mid-September through November. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs not permitted. | ||
| K | Wild pigs and wild goats | Archery only. | One pig and one goat/day | July though November. | Sat., Sun. and State Holidays. | Dogs not permitted. | |
| Black-tailed deer | One deer of either sex/year | Mid-September through November. | |||||
| N1 | Wild pigs and wild goats | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | Entry permit required from Oahu NARS Manager. Hunters must be accompanied by a staff member of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife. | |
| N2 | Wild pigs and wild goats. | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | TBD in special hunts. | Entry permit required from Oahu NARS Manager. Hunters must be accompanied by a staff member of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife. |
FISHING
Fishing Seasons
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| Species | Season | Minimum Size | Bag Limit |
| Ahi | Open | 3 lbs. | |
| Aholehole | Open | 5” | |
| Ama’ama | Closed (Dec.-Mar.) | 11” | |
| Awa | Open | 9” | |
| Moi | Closed (Jun.-Aug.) | 11” | |
| ‘O’io | Open | 14” | |
| Uhu | Open | 12” | |
| Ulua & papio | Open | 10” | |
| Kumu | Open | 10” | |
| Moano | Open | 7” | |
| Moano kea | Open | 12” | |
| Munu | Open | 8” | |
| Weke(a) & ‘oama | Open | 7” | |
| Weke nono | Open | 12” | |
| All other goatfishes | Open | 8” | |
| Kala | Open | 14” | |
| ‘Opelu kala | Open | 16” | |
| Manini | Open | 5” | |
| Uku | Open | 1 lb. | |
| Deep 7 Bottomfish | Closed when announced | 1 lb. | |
| Akule & halalu | Open | Unlawful to take akule under 8.5” with net during Jul-Oct; or possesses or sell more than 200lbs of akule less than 8.5” per day during Jul-Oct. | |
| ‘Opelu | Open | ||
| Nehu | Open | ||
| ‘Iao | Open | ||
| Honu | None | No open season. Federal laws also apply to these threatened and endangered species. | |
| ‘Ilioholoikauana | None | Unlawful to molest, kill, capture or possess at any time/ Federal laws also apply to these threatened and endangered species. | |
| Ula | Closed (May-Aug.) | 3.25” (carapace length) | No spearing. Whole only, not mutilated. No taking or killing females. |
| Ula papapa | Closed (May-Aug.) | 2.75”(tail width) | No spearing. Whole only, not mutilated. No taking with eggs. No selling or holding for sale with eggs. |
| Kona crab | Closed (May-Aug.) | 4”(carapace length) | No spearing. No taking or killing females. |
| Kuahonu crab | Open | 4”(long or wide)(sale) | No spearing. No taking or killing females. |
| Samoan crab | Open | 6”(width across back) | No spearing. No taking or killing females. |
| He’e | Open | 1 lb. | None |
| ‘Opihi | Open | 1.25(shell), 0.5” (meat) | None |
| Clams, oysters and other mollusks | Closed | Taking prohibited | None |
| Sea cucumbers | Commercial consumptive take and sale: prohibited.
Personal use: limited to 10 per person per day. Aquarium purposes: tiger tail (Holothuria hilla) and hot dog (H. edulis) sea cucumbers may be taken (from O’ahu water only), possessed or sold; bag limit 20 per person per day, until a catch limit of 3,600 animals per year is reached. |
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| Largemouth bass | Open | 9” catch and release only in Wahiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res. | 10 (total lg & smmouth) Catch and releas only in Wahiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA |
| Smallmouth bass | Open | 9” catch and release only in Wahiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res. | 10 (total lg & smmouth) Catch and releas only in Wahiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA |
| Channel catfish | Open | None | 3 |
| Rainbow trout | Restricted (Koke’e and Kauai only) | None (may differ for Koke’e Kaua’I as announced. | 7 May differ for Koke’e, Kaua’I, as announced |
| Tucunare | Open | 12” Catch and release only in Wakiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res, | 3 Catch and release only in Wahiawa PFA. Special provisions for Wailua Res. PFA |
| Oscar | Open | 10” Special provisions for Wahiawa PFA | 3 Special provisions for Wahiawa PFA |
| Bluegill sunfish | Open | None. Special provisions for Wailua Res. | None. Special provisions for Wahiawa PFA |
| ‘O’opu & hinana | Open | Restrictions: Use of traps, weirs and nets (except thrownets) prohibited. Posession of nets (except thrownets) near waters where ‘o’opu or hinana may be taken prohibited. Sale of ‘o’opu or hinana prohibited. | |
| Hihiwai, hapawai, & ‘opae kala’ole | Open | Restrictions: Unlawful to sell or offer for sale | |
