HCC §15-52
Picnic permits for adults and rules for minors
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Adults 18 and older can get a picnic permit on their own. Minors under 18 can picnic without a permit if the adult who got the permit is responsible for them, and only between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. After 6 p.m., minors need adult supervision at a ratio of 10 minors per adult, unless they are with a parent.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Picnic permit; minors; hours
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 persons eighteen years or older shall be allowed to secure a permit on their own to reserve space in any of the picnic areas for their group. All minors below the age of eighteen shall be allowed to picnic in the picnic areas on their own if the adult who secures the permit for them will be responsible for them and also provided that their picnicking is done during the normal daylight hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Minors staying beyond 6:00 p.m. shall be under the supervision of adults on the same ten minors to one adult ratio as is required in camping. All minors from the same family, who are accompanied by at least one of their parents, shall be allowed to remain in the picnic area past the 6:00 p.m. deadline regardless of the ratio of supervision between parent and children.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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