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:  Charmaine L. Kamaka

DEPUTY DIRECTOR:  Ryan K. Chong

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)
• Camping at Ho`okena 
• 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

• Kea`au Community Center Closed for Maintenance on May 24 and Reopen on July 10, 2017
• Mauna Kea Recreation Area Closure of Comfort Stations for Maintenance of Water Lines (Monday, May 22, 2017 from 6:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)
• Ho‘okena Beach Park Closed for Maintenance May 15, 2017
• Kawamoto Pool Closures: May 26 – All day Ant treatment, and May 29 – Memorial Day Holiday
• Aquatics Swimming Pool Closures June - August 2017
• 2017 Closure Schedule Announced for Select Hawai‘i County Parks

 

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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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MAY

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
May 6, 2017, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

Big Island Senior Golf Tournament
May 19, 2017
Waikoloa Kings’ Course
Kelly Hudik,  Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 323-4340
Email: Kelly.Hudik@hawaiicounty.gov

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
May 19, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

JUNE

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
June 3, 2017, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

Summer Fun (Summer Fun Flyers)
June 7 through July 21, 2017
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 11, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

43rd Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Softball Tournament
June 29-30, 2017
Walter Victor Complex, Hilo
Randell Kokubun, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 961-8710
Email: Randell.Kokubun@hawaiicounty.gov

 

 JULY

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
July 4, 2017, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

RSVP: Blood Drive
Kailua LDS Church, Kona
July 7, 2017, 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Joy Foster, RSVP, (808) 323-4333
Email: Joy.Foster@hawaiicounty.gov 

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
July 14, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

RSVP: Blood Drive
Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Lu`au Hale, Hilo
July 20, 2017, 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Kathleen Azevedo, RSVP, (808) 961-8730
Email: Kathleen.Azevedo@hawaiicounty.gov

 

AUGUST 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
August 11, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
August 12, 2017, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

SEPTEMBER 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
September 8, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
September 9, 2017, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

35th Annual Hawai‘i Kupuna Hula Festival
September 13-14, 2017
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: Kelly.Hudik@hawaiicounty.gov

 

Employ the Older Worker Week
September 17-23, 2017
Mark Kunzer, Senior Training & Employment Program, (808) 961-8750
Email: Mark.Kunzer@hawaiicounty.gov

 

OCTOBER

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
October 7 or 14, 2017, Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 
Paul Arceo, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699

 

Wellness Fair 
October 20, 2017
Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  
Margaret Yafuso, Elderly Recreation Services, (808) 966-5801
Email: Margaret.Yafuso@hawaiicounty.gov

 

West Hawai`i County Band Hale Halawai in Kailua-Kona
October 20, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

NOVEMBER

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
November 4, 2017, 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 17, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699 

 

DECEMBER

2017 Mo`oheau Park Concert Schedule 
December 2 or 9, 2017, 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 15, 2017, Time 6:30 p.m.
Hawai`i County Band Office, Hawai`i County Band, (808) 961-8699