10 rules for unincorporated Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
The County of Hawaiʻi bans stopping or leaving any vehicle—including RVs, boats and trailers—on the paved traveled part of a highway except in areas lawfully marked for parking. A trailer left over 24 hours on any street is deemed abandoned.
HCC § 24-199
No person shall abandon any special mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or equipment on wheels, whether operational or nonoperational, on the public highway. … left unattended on any public or private street … for more than twenty-four hours shall be deemed abandoned.
On the Big Island you may not stand or park a vehicle in front of or within four feet of any public or private driveway (and up to 75 feet away where signs are posted). Blocking a driveway or alley entrance is also prohibited.
HCC § 24-190(a)(1)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle … except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger … In front of or within four feet of a public or private driveway or within a distance up to seventy-five feet of a public or private driveway when appropriate signs or markings are installed.
The County of Hawaiʻi has no separate storage-parking ban aimed only at commercial vehicles. The general Chapter 24 street rules apply: commercial trucks may park only in lawfully designated areas and off the traveled roadway, and freight loading is time-limited.
HCC § 24-209
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick-up and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight curb loading zone … In no case shall the stop … exceed thirty minutes.
On the Big Island you may park on the street only in areas lawfully designated for parking. State law lets the counties prohibit or restrict parking where it is dangerous or blocks traffic, and violations are traffic infractions.
HCC § 24-187
No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any motor vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway in the County except in those areas lawfully designated for parking.
The County of Hawaiʻi sets no blanket overnight street-parking ban, but Hawaiʻi state law prohibits using any vehicle for human habitation while parked on a public road between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The county can also post time-limited no-parking hours.
HRS § 291C-112
No person shall use any vehicle for purposes of human habitation … while the vehicle is parked on any roadway, street, or highway or other public property between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. …
The County of Hawaiʻi follows state law: places of public accommodation with at least 100 public parking spaces must provide at least one EV-charging space, and only actively charging vehicles may occupy it. New chargers must be networked Level 2.
HRS § 291-71(a)
Places of public accommodation with at least one hundred parking spaces available for use by the general public shall have at least one parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging system … no vehicle shall be permitted to park in a parking space equipped with an electric vehicle charging system while not actively charging.
The County of Hawaiʻi removes abandoned or derelict vehicles under HCC 20-07-01 and HRS Chapter 290. Report one to Police Dispatch (808-935-3311); a 24-hour notice is affixed, and a vehicle not moved beyond a one-mile radius is classified abandoned and towed.
HCC § 20-07-01(c)
A notice shall be affixed to an abandoned or derelict vehicle stating that the vehicle must be moved beyond a radius of one mile from its location within twenty-four hours … If … not moved … within twenty-four hours … the vehicle will be classified as abandoned and subject to removal.
In the County of Hawaiʻi, only the county and state may place official curb markings that prohibit or restrict parking. Residents may not paint curbs or post their own signs; obeying official signs and markings is required by state and county law.
HCC § 24-190(b)
The department of public works shall indicate by signs or by markings painted upon the curbings the areas within which parking has been prohibited by this division.
On the Big Island, marked freight loading zones may be used only while actively loading, for no more than 30 minutes, and only between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. except Sundays and holidays. Passenger loading zones are limited to three minutes.
HCC § 24-210(a)
The provisions regarding freight loading zones shall be applicable only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. of any day, except Sundays and public holidays … When the provisions are not in effect, vehicles may park in freight loading zones unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter.
Hawaiʻi County Code has no length- or weight-specific oversized-vehicle street ban, but any vehicle too large for a marked stall must still keep off the main traveled roadway and leave at least ten feet of the roadway clear for traffic.
HCC § 24-192(b)
No person shall park any vehicle … Upon a street, other than an alley, in a manner or under such condition as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.
See every category we cover for Hawaii County — parking, noise, fences, fires, animals, pools, and more.
Hawaii County Ordinance Hub →