Parking Rules in Hawaii County, HI (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
RV & Boat Parking
Hawai'i County treats an RV, boat trailer, or other wheeled equipment left unattended on a public street, or a qualifying private street, for more than 24 hours as abandoned under HCC §24-199. Police can impound it immediately as a public nuisance, and an identified registered owner owes a flat $250 fine plus every dollar of removal costs.
RV and Boat Trailer Parking Rules in Hawai'i County
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County Code § 24-199(a)-(d)
(a) No person shall abandon any special mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or equipment on wheels, whether operational or nonoperational, on the public highway. (b) For the purposes of this section, any special mobile equipment, vehicle, trailer, or equipment on wheels, whether operational or nonoperational, left unattended on any public or private street or thoroughfare which is subject to th...
Driveway Rules
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.
Parking near driveways in Hawaiʻi County
Some RestrictionsHCC § 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.
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
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.
Oversized vehicle parking on Big Island streets
Some RestrictionsHCC § 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.
Street Parking Limits
Hawaii County bans parking anywhere on a paved highway except in areas lawfully designated for parking, and section 24-189 lists exact places that are always off-limits: sidewalks, intersections, crosswalks, and any spot alongside an obstruction where a parked car would block traffic. Police can move or tow a car that breaks these rules without a separate hearing first.
On-Street Parking Rules in Hawaii County
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County Code § 24-187 (also §§ 24-188, 24-189)
Section 24-187, Parking restricted: 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. Section 24-189(a): Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer ...
Overnight 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.
Overnight parking and sleeping in vehicles
Some RestrictionsHRS § 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. …
EV Charging
Hawai'i County requires new and existing 'places of public accommodation' seeking plan approval to install networked Level 2 EV chargers and dedicated parking under Code section 25-4-54.1, scaling from two plugs per fifty stalls today up to eight plugs by 2029 for new projects and 2031 for existing ones.
EV Charging Parking Rules on Big Island
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County Code § 25-4-54.1(a), (e), (h); § 25-4-54.2
(a) All applications for plan approval for new places of public accommodation shall be subject to the following electric vehicle charger installation and dedicated, standard size, parking space requirements, for each increment of fifty parking stalls: (1) Networked alternating current Level 2 charger(s) with a total of at least two plugs and two dedicated parking stalls for applications receive...
Abandoned Vehicles
Hawai'i County bans leaving any wrecked, nonoperational vehicle, construction equipment, or scrap iron on a public highway, public property, or someone else's private property under Section 20-07-01(a). The Department of Environmental Management tags a vehicle for removal, giving the owner twenty-four hours to move it more than a mile before towing it as abandoned, and separately runs an assistance program to help residents dispose of unwanted vehicles.
Abandoned Vehicle Rules in Hawai'i County
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County Code § 20-07-01
(a) No person shall leave, abandon, or place any wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment or part or portion of a wrecked or nonoperational automobile or construction equipment, or scrap iron, or other similar material, upon any part of a public highway, public property, or private property of another. ... (3) A notice shall be affixed to an abandoned or derelict vehicle s...
Curb Color Rules
The Hawai'i County Department of Public Works marks curbs and posts signs to show where standing or parking is banned near driveways, hydrants, crosswalks, intersections and fire stations. Section 24-190 lists the exact distances and lets the department indicate them by curb paint instead of signs.
Curb Painting and No-Parking Zones (Big Island)
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County Code § 24-190(b); § 24-144(e)-(f)
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. ... Curb markings designating that curbside stopping, standing, or parking are prohibited within a certain area shall be red or yellow in color. The traffic engineer of the County and the district engineer of the State department of...
Loading Zones
Freight curb loading zones on Hawaii County roads only run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday excluding public holidays, unless a specific street's listing in schedule 36 says otherwise. Outside those hours anyone can park there like a normal stall, but during them a vehicle may stop only to load or unload materials, and only for up to thirty minutes.
Freight Loading Zone Hours, Hawaii Island
Some RestrictionsHawaii County Code § 24-210(a), (b)
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, unless otherwise described in schedule 36, section 24-288. When the provisions are not in effect, vehicles may park in freight loading zones unless otherwise prohibited by this chapter. The areas of streets described in schedule 36,...
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