HCC §4-3-5
No dogs or cats at beach parks or food places
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says you cannot bring dogs, cats, or other pets into county beach parks or any business that sells or shows food, like restaurants or grocery stores. It does not apply to guide dogs for people with disabilities or police dogs. Breaking this rule can cost you up to $50.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Places prohibited to animals, including dogs and cats
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) Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to take or permit any dog, cat, or other domestic animal, whether loose or on a leash or in restraint on or about any County beach park or any establishment or place of business where food or food products are sold or displayed, including but not limited to restaurants, grocery stores, meat markets, fruit or vegetable stores. (b) This section shall not apply to “Seeing Eye” dogs or other dogs necessarily utilized for the benefit of handicapped persons or to dogs used for purposes of law enforcement by law enforcement agencies of the Federal, State or County governments. (c) There shall be a penalty of not more than $50 for each violation of this section.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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