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:
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, Kohanaiki, 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
Early Registration Fee Extended for July 21-24 Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp in Hilo
Hawai‘i County, Nonprofit Offer Free Sports Physicals to Keiki July 19 in Hilo
Hawai‘i County Awarded $375,000 to Control Little Fire Ants
Temporary Closure of Hilo’s Carvalho Park (July 7-8, 2014)
Annual Richardson Ocean Park Rough Water Swim Suspended for 2014
2014 Ohana Fishing Tournament (August 15-17, 2014)
Summer Classes for Seniors Offered (July 7 – September 12, 2014)
Mauna Kea State Park Closing for Renovation July 1, 2014
Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Basketball Camp (July 21-24, 2014)
Senior Line Dance Roundup (June 6, 2014, Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo)
Waiākeawaena Park Playground to Close During Equipment Replacement Project (April 7 - June 2014)
Blessing Held for New Honoka‘a Park Playground
Hershey’s Track & Field Results March 8, 2014
Hilo’s Pi`ihonua Gym Closing for Renovations (March 17 - May 2014)
Kailua Park Getting New Playground Equipment (Starts February 18 - Ends May 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
2014 Summer Fun Program Flyers
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
Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Basketball Camp (Flyer, Registration and Note to Parents)
Early Registration Fee Extended for July 21-24 Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp in Hilo
July 21-24, 2014
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and Panaewa Covered Play Courts
Open to all Boys & Girls 9 to 17 years old
Instruction and drills will be conducted throughout the day, and games will be played in the afternoon. $60.00 per participant registering by July 14, 2014 deadline.
Registration after deadline will be $70.00 per participant.
All participants will receive a camp shirt and group photo.
(Please specify t-shirt size on registration form)
Checks should be made payable to the Director of Finance and include the note “Jimmy Yagi Summer Hoops Camp.”
Registration forms are available at the Recreation Division office located within Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lu‘au Hale at 799 Pi‘ilani Street.
For more information please call Darrell at 938-2012, email dsyamamoto@co.hawaii.hi.us
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
Ohana Shoreline Fishing Tournament (Flyer, Registration Forms, Rules & Regulations, Awards)
August 15, 16, & 17, 2014
Weigh-in:
Sunday, August 17, 2014 at P&R Honoka`a Gym
from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m., Awards to follow
*REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 18, 2014*
Registration Forms Available at all
Parks & Recreation Facilities, Gyms, Aquatic Pools,
S. Tokunaga Store (Hilo) & J. Hara Store (Kurtistown)
For more information call (808) 962-2103 or (808) 936-4285.
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