HCC §15-32
Rules for swimming, bathing, surfing, and flotation devices
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says swimming and bathing are allowed unless signs say otherwise for health or safety. The director can ban flotation devices in swimming areas with signs. Surfboards and similar items are not allowed on designated swimming beaches.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Swimming, bathing, surfing and use of flotation devices
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Swimming and bathing are permitted except in waters and at times where such activities are prohibited in the interest of public health or safety, which excepted waters shall be designated by the posted signs. (b) The director may prohibit the use of flotation devices within designated swimming areas by the posting of appropriate signs. (c) The use of surfboards and similar devices is prohibited within the limits of designated swimming beaches. 15-9 SUPP. 14 (7-2023)
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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