HCC §24-257
35 mph speed limit on listed county roads
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets a 35 mile per hour speed limit on many specific streets and road segments across Hawaii County, including in Hilo, Kona, Kohala, Puna, and other areas. It lists each road or portion where the limit applies. Drivers must follow this limit on those roads.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Schedule 5
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.
35 mile per hour limit. A speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour is established as set forth in this schedule upon the streets or portions of streets as follows: (a) Hāmākua • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, from a point thirty-one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight feet (6.1 miles) northwest of Lehua Street and extending three thousand one hundred forty-two feet in the northwesterly direction. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, makai side, from a point eight thousand five hundred sixty-three feet (1.6 miles) northwest of Lehua Street and extending one thousand two hundred feet in the northwesterly direction. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, makai side, from a point eighteen thousand six hundred fifty-five feet (3.5 miles) northwest of Lehua Street and extending five thousand three hundred forty-one feet in the northwesterly direction. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, makai side, from a point thirty-nine thousand eight hundred thirty-eight feet (7.5 miles) northwest of Lehua Street and extending to the intersection of Waipi‘o Valley Road. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, mauka side, from a point five thousand nine hundred fifteen feet (1.1 miles) east of Waipi‘o Valley Road and extending three thousand nine feet in the southeasterly direction. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, mauka side, from a point seventeen thousand three hundred eighteen feet (3.3 miles) southeast of Waipi‘o Valley Road and extending five thousand ninety-seven feet in the southeasterly direction. • Honoka‘a-Waipi‘o Road, mauka side, from a point thirty-one thousand five hundred seventy-three feet (6.0 miles) southeast of Waipi‘o Valley Road and extending one thousand two hundred ten feet in the southeasterly direction. (b) North Hilo (c) South Hilo • Ainako Avenue. • Ainaola Drive, from Kawailani Street to Māla‘ai Road. • ‘Ākōlea Road, from Waiānuenue Avenue to Haleloke Street. • Chin Chuck Road, Hawai‘i Belt Road to a point 1.6 miles west. • Haihai Street. • ‘Iwalani Street, between Kawailani Street and Puainako Street. • Kaiwiki Road, beginning at the Old Hawai‘i Belt Road and extending a distance of 0.6 mile in the mauka direction. SUPP. 16 (7-2024) 24A-12 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-257 (c) South Hilo (Continued) • Kalaniana‘ole Street, from Kamehameha Avenue to James Kealoha Park Access Road. • Kamehameha Avenue, from Ponahawai Street to Route 19, in the vicinity of the old Hilo Iron Works. • Kaūmana Drive. • Kawailani Street, from a point one hundred sixty-five feet east of Makani Circle to Highway 11. • Kāwili Street between Kino‘ole Street and Puainako Street. • Kekūanaō‘a Street. • Kīlauea Avenue, from Lono Street to Hale Manu Drive. • Kino‘ole Street, from Haihai Street to Ponahawai Street. • Komohana Street, between Ponahawai Street and Waiānuenue Avenue. • Komohana Street, from Ainaola Drive to Puainako Street. • Kūkūau Street, from a point one hundred fifty feet southwest of Kahikini Street to its southwestern terminus. • Kumuko‘a Street, from Mohouli Street to Lanikāula Street. • Lanikāula Street, from Kumuko‘a Street to Kanoelehua Avenue. • Māmalahoa Highway, from its junction with the Hawai‘i Belt Road at Andrade Camp Road toward Hilo to its junction with the Hawai‘i Belt Road at Pāpa‘ikou in the vicinity of Kalaniana‘ole School. • Manono Street, from Kamehameha Avenue to Kāwili Street. • Mohouli Street, from Komohana Street to Kino‘ole Street. • Mohouli Street, Uluwai Street to Kaūmana Drive. • Pauahi Street, from Kamehameha Avenue to Kīlauea Avenue. • Puainako Street, westbound lane, from a point four hundred fifty feet west of Kaūmana Drive to its western terminus and eastbound lane, from a point 3.57 miles east of Wilder Road to Komohana Street. • Railroad Avenue, from a point eight hundred forty feet south of Kūkila Street to its southern terminus. • Saddle Road, from Country Club Drive to the 18.8 mile point. • Stainback Highway, Route 11 to a point eight hundred ninety feet west of the Pana‘ewa Zoo access road. • Waiānuenue Avenue, from mauka terminus to Hāla‘i Street. (d) Ka‘ū • South Point Road. (e) Kohala • Akoni Pule Highway, makai side, from a point thirty thousand seven hundred forty-two feet northeast of Pololu Valley Lookout and extending eight thousand three hundred eight feet in the northwesterly direction. 24A-13 SUPP. 17 (1-2025) (e) Kohala (Continued) • Akoni Pule Highway, makai side, from the end of road at Pololu Valley Lookout and extending twenty-six thousand nine hundred ninety-seven feet in the northwesterly direction. • Akoni Pule Highway, mauka side, from a point one thousand three hundred eight feet southeast of HWY 250 and extending eight thousand four hundred eighty-six feet in the southeasterly direction. • Akoni Pule Highway, mauka side, from a point thirteen thousand one hundred fifty-four feet southeast of HWY 250 and extending to the end of road at Pololu Valley Lookout. • Māmalahoa Highway (Highway 190), from Lindsey Road to the end of the County-maintained portion eighty-one feet south of Lalamilo Farm Road. • Mānā Road, from Māmalahoa Highway for a distance of two thousand two hundred feet. • Paniolo Avenue from Paniolo Place to its terminus. • Puakō Beach Road, from the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway to a point five hundred feet makai of the Rubbish Dump Road. • Waikoloa Road, beginning at ‘Auwaiakeakua Gulch Bridge and extending 1.1 miles in the mauka direction. (f) Kona • Ali‘i Drive, from Kamehameha III Road to Māmalahoa Bypass Highway. • Hina-Lani Street, Māmalahoa Highway (Route 190) to ‘Anini Street. • Hiona Street. • Ka‘iminani Drive, from Ane Keohokālole Highway to Highway 190. • Ka‘iminani Drive, from Highway 19 to Lau‘i Street. • Ka‘iminani Drive, Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway to Lau‘i Street. • Kaloko Drive, from the Hawai‘i Belt Road (Route 190) to a point .5 mile in the easterly direction. • Kamehameha III Road, from Kuakini Highway to Ali‘i Drive. • Kuakini Highway, from a point four hundred feet south of Hualālai Road to the property line between the parcels identified as Tax Map Key Numbers (3) 7-5-017:005 and (3) 7-5-017:002. • Palani Road, from FASC Route 180 (Hōlualoa Road) to Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway. (g) Puna • Ainaloa Boulevard, from Highway 130 to Stardust Drive. • Hāpu‘u Road, from Maui Road to its northern terminus. SUPP. 17 (1-2025) 24A-14 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-257 (g) Puna (Continued) • Kahakai Boulevard, from a point fifty eight feet northeast of ‘A‘ama Street to its northeastern terminus. • Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, from its northern terminus to Kapoho Kai Drive. • Kēhau Road, from Maui Road to its northern terminus. • Leilani Estates Avenue. • Nānāwale Boulevard. • North Kūlani Road, Ihope Road to Stainback Highway. • ‘Opihikao-Kamā‘ili Road, between Route 130 and a point 1.1 miles in the makai direction. • Pāhoa-Kapoho Road, from a point seven hundred fifty feet west of Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road to its eastern terminus. • Pohoiki Road, between Route 132 and a point 1.55 miles in the makai direction. • Route 132, from Route 130 to the Pohoiki Road Junction. • South Glenwood Road, from Route 11, to a point 0.86 mile in the southeasterly direction. • South Kopua Road. • South Kūlani Road, from the property line between parcels 1-8-086:026 and 1-8-086:027 and extending three hundred feet northwest of Bridge 18-1. • Wright Road, from Olomea Road and extending six thousand six hundred eighty-five feet northwest of Olomea Road. (1996, ord 96-163, sec 2; am 1997, ord 97-2, sec 1; ord 97-94, sec 2; ord 97-96, sec 1; am 1998, ord 98-42, sec 1; ord 98-101, sec 1; am 1999, ord 99-84, sec 1; ord 99- 135, sec 3; am 2000, ord 00-39, sec 2; ord 00-96, secs 1 and 2; am 2001, ord 01-62, sec 3; am 2003, ord 03-8, secs 1 and 2; ord 03-95, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-12, sec 1; am 2010, ord 10-78, sec 1; ord 10-86, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12-61, sec 2; ord 12-100, sec 2; ord 12-118, sec 2; am 2013, ord 13-33, sec 2; ord 13-54, sec 2; am 2014, ord 14-27, sec 2; am 2015, ord 15-28, sec 2; ord 15-108, sec 2; am 2016, ord 16-53, sec 2; ord 16-64, sec 3; am 2017, ord 17-10, sec 2; ord 17-60, sec 3; am 2018, ord 18-38, secs 1 and 2; am 2019, ord 19-41, sec 1; am 2024, ord 24-15, sec 3; am 2024, ord 24-88, sec 3.) 24-257
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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