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@hawaiicounty.gov

Administration | Aquatics | Cemetery Information | Culture and Education Division | Elderly Activities
Hawai`i County Band | Hilo Municipal Golf Course | Ho`olulu Complex | Pana`ewa Recreational Complex
Park Facilities | Parks Maintenance | Recreation | Veterans Advisory Committee | West Hawai`i Band

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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.

DIRECTOR:  Roxcie L. Waltjen

DEPUTY DIRECTOR:  Maurice C. Messina

Department of Parks & Recreation Staff

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Related links:

• Camping - Hawai`i County Beach Parks 
  • (Isaac Hale, Kapa`a, Kohanaiki, Kolekole, Mahukona, Punalu`u, Spencer, Laupahoehoe, Miloli`i, Whittington, Mauna Kea Recreation Area)
• Camping at Ho`okena
• Mauna Kea Bunkhouse Application
• Mauna Kea Bunkhouse FAQ
• General Information, Map
• Kolekole Gulch Park - Fact Sheet (4-28-17)
• Department of Health Big Island Water Quality/Beach Advisories
• EPA Beaches LEARN: Human Health at the Beach
• Rules and Regulations

 

• 4-Year ADA Park Project Schedule
• Limited English Proficiency Plan
• Parks and Recreation Documents
• Release of Claims Memo To Participants, Certification and Forms

News

• Isaac Hale and Ahalanui Beach Parks closed until further notice due to lava outbreaks in Puna
• Aquatics Pool Closures Spring (March - May 2018)
• County Park Closures for Maintenance in 2018
• Ahalanui Beach Park Closures 2018
• Isaac Hale Beach Park Closures 2018
• Kahalu`u Beach Park Closure 2018
• Spencer Beach Park Closures 2018

 

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Class Schedules

• Aquatics - Program Guides
• Culture and Education Division – East and West Classes
• Elderly Recreation Services – Senior Citizen Classes
• Recreation Division – Program Guides
• Recreation Division – Summer Fun Flyers

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JUNE 

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
June 9, 2018, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

2018 Summer Fun (Flyers)
June 12, 2018 through July 20, 2018
Recreation Division
799 Pi‘ilani Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 961-8740, Fax: (808) 961-8736 

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
June 15, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

44th Annual Hawai`i Kupuna Softball Tournament
June 28-29, 2018
Maka`eo Park, Kona
Randell Kokubun, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
Email: Randell.Kokubun@hawaiicounty.gov 

 

JULY

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
July 4, 2018, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

Blood Drive
Kailua LDS Church, Kona
July 6, 2018
7:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Joy Foster, RSVP, (808) 323-4333
Email: Joy.Foster@hawaiicounty.gov 

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
July 13, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

Blood Drive
July 19, 2018
Aunty Sally’s Lu`au Hale
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Kathleen Azevedo, RSVP, (808) 961-8730
Email: Kathleen.Azevedo@hawaiicounty.gov 

 

AUGUST

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
August 11, 2018, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
August 17, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

SEPTEMBER

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
September 8 or 15, 2018, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

36th Annual Hawai`i Kupuna Hula Festival
September 12-13, 2018
Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa
Doors open 5:00 p.m., Craft Fair: 8:00 a.m.
Kelly Hudik, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 323-4340 
Email: Iris.Higa@hawaiicounty.gov

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
September 21, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

OCTOBER

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
October 6, 2018, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

Akamai Living Fair Hilo 
October 19, 2018
Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium, Hilo
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  
Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
Email: ers@hawaiicounty.gov

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
October 19, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

NOVEMBER

Akamai Living Fair Kona
November 2, 2018
Hale Halawai, Kona
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  
Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
Email: ers@hawaiicounty.gov 

 

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
November 3 or 10, 2018, 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 16, 2018, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Bernaldo Evangelista, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

DECEMBER

Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
December 1 or 8, 2018, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699