DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
East Hawai`i: Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone/TTY: (808) 961-8311 | Fax: (808) 961-8411
West Hawai`i: West Hawai`i Civic Center, Building B, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone/TTY: (808) 323-4322 | Fax: (808) 323-4346
Email: parks_recreation@hawaiicounty.gov
Questions for Camping or Pavilion Permits: camping@co.hawaii.hi.us
Administration | Aquatics | Cemetery Information | Culture Education Division | Elderly Activities
Hawai`i County Band | Hilo Municipal Golf Course | Ho`olulu Complex | Pana`ewa Recreational Complex
Park Facilities | Park Maintenance | Recreation | Veterans Advisory Committee | West Hawai`i Band
DIRECTOR: Clayton S. Honma
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: Robert A. Fitzgerald
DESCRIPTION: Provides administrative and organizational support services to all the divisions/sections and band to achieve the development and implementation of the department’s programs and services.
Related links:
Camping - Hawai`i County Beach Parks
(Isaac Hale, Kapa`a, Kolekole, Mahukona, Punalu`u, Spencer, Laupahoehoe, Miloli`i, Whittington)
Camping at Ho`okena
General Information, Map
4-Year ADA Park Project Schedule
Limited English Proficiency Plan
Parks and Recreation Documents
Release of Claims Memo To Participants, Certification and Forms
Hawai`i County Reopens Hilo’s Andrews Gym (February 24, 2014)
Kailua Park Getting New Playground Equipment (Starts February 18 - Ends May 2014)
Hilo Trap and Skeet Range Closed for State Championships (February 14-17, 2014)
Hawai`i County to Install Two New Playgrounds (Waiākea-Uka and Gilbert Carvalho parks in Hilo)
Kohanaiki Beach Park Camping Permits Available Online Starting January 21, 2014
2014 Summer Fun Employment Information and Application
Winter Basketball Classic Skills Challenge Winners Announced
Class Schedules
Culture Education Division – East and West Classes
Elderly Recreation Services – Senior Citizen Classes
Recreation Division – Program Guides
March
2014 Hershey Track Meet (Press Release and Registration Forms)
The Hawai`i County Department of Parks and Recreation, with sponsorship from the National Recreation and Park Association, National Association for Sports and Physical Education, Athletics Canada, and Hershey Foods Corporation and Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, will be hosting a local meet for the Hershey’s annual Track and Field Youth Program.
The state sponsor, Hawai`i Recreation and Park Society and its local members will conduct the meet with assistance from the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Date: March 8, 2014
Time: Registration – 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Track meet - 10:00 a.m.
Place: Konawaena High School Track & Field Oval
ENTRY DEADLINE – Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Send or Mail entry form and County of Hawai`i Registration form to:
Department of Parks and Recreation
Recreation Division
799 Piilani St.
Hilo, HI. 96720
Fax – (808) 961-8736
All participants must bring a legal birth document to the meet.
The official local entry form must be completed for each individual entrant and signed by a Parent or Guardian. Also, a completed and signed Department of Parks and Recreation registration must be submitted with the official local entry form.
Please make copies of the packet for any interested individual from your school or club.
For more information call Darrell Yamamoto at (808) 961-8740 or cell (808) 938-2012, or email dsyamamoto@co.hawaii.hi.us
Go to www.hersheystrackandfield.com for more information.
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
March 8, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
March 14, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
April
Big Island Senior Stars Talent Show
April 11, 2014, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Old Kona Airport Main Events Pavilion
Kelly Hudik, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 323-4340
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
April 12, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
Hawai`i State Senior Karaoke Revue
April 17, 2014, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Sangha Hall, Hilo
Iris Higa, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
April 25, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
May
Big Island Senior Golf Tournament
Date and Time: TBA
Waikoloa Kings Course
Kelly Hudik, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 323-4340
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
May 3, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
May 16, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
June
2014 Summer Fun Employment Information and Application
The Department of Parks and Recreation announces the following positions for temporary summer employment for the
2014 Summer Fun Program, which will run from June 3, 2014 through July 18, 2014 (4 days of mandatory training to be
held from June 3-6, 2014. Summer fun starts on June 9, 2014 (Monday).
Only fully completed applications with current First Aid certificates submitted by the February 12, 2014
application deadline will be considered for employment.
For more information, call the Recreation Division Office at (808) 961-8740
Big Island Senior Line Dance Workshop and Roundup
Afook-Chinen Auditorium, Hilo
Workshop, June 5, 2014, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Roundup, June 6, 2014, 9:30 a.m.
Margaret Yafuso, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 966-5801
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
June 14, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
June 20, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
July
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
July 4, 2014, Friday, 7:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
July 11, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
40th Annual Hawai`i Kupuna Softball Tournament
July 16-17, 2014 Maka`eo Park, also known as Old Airport Park, in Kailua-Kona
Randell Kokubun, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
August
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
August 8, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
August 9, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
September
32th Annual Hawai`i Kupuna Hula Festival
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa Convention Center
September 10-11, 2014, 5:00 p.m.
Craft Fair: 8:00 a.m.
Kelly Hudik, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 323-4340
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
September 12, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
September 13, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
October
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
October 4th or 11th, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
Kamana Karaoke Recital
October 16, 2014, 6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Hilo Daijingu
Iris Higa, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
October 17, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
FHB Primetime Wellness Fair
October 24, 2014, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium
Margaret Yafuso, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 966-5801
November
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
November 1th or 8th, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
November 21, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
December
2014 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule
December 6th or 13th, 2014, Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699
West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
December 12, 2014, Time 6:30 p.m.
Lawn chairs are welcome
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699