HCC §15-46
Camping permits for adults and minors
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Adults 18 and older can get their own camping permit. Minors under 18 can camp if a responsible adult supervises them, with one adult for every ten minors. If a parent is present, their own children can camp without following that ratio.
everyone
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Camping permit; minors
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.
All responsible persons eighteen years of age or older shall be allowed to secure a permit on their own to camp in any of the campsites. All minors below the age of eighteen shall be allowed to camp in the camping area provided that they will be under the direct supervision of a responsible adult for every ten minors. All minors from the same family accompanied by at least one of their parents shall be allowed to camp, regardless of the ratio of supervision between parent and children.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.