HCC §15-50
Reserving a picnic area with a permit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Groups larger than fifteen people can reserve a picnic space by getting a permit from the parks department. Permits are given first-come, first-served, but can be denied if the area is unsafe or inconvenient. You can ask for a permit in person, by phone, or by mail.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Picnic permit; reserved spaces
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) Any group larger than fifteen members shall be allowed to reserve specified space and facilities within a public picnic area by obtaining a picnic permit from the administrative office of the department of parks and recreation in Hilo or from any official designated by the department to issue such permits. Each permit shall reserve the space or facility in the desired picnic area for use on the stated date requested. The means of requesting for a picnic permit and receiving confirmation of the same can be done by a direct visit to the above office or designated authority or by telephone or through the mail. (b) All permits shall be issued on a first-come, first-served basis but may be denied to any person when the use of the desired picnic area may be dangerous to the picnickers or unreasonably inconvenient to the department such as: (1) When the group is of an extraordinarily large size; (2) When severe weather conditions are threatening; (3) When there are inadequate facilities to meet the needs of the picnicker or picnickers; or (4) When repairs or improvements are being made to develop the picnic area.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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