Hawaiʻi Police Department
South Hilo Patrol, Area I
Captain Kenneth Quiocho
Phone: (808) 961-2244
Media Release
Due to the congestion on the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (DKI Highway/Saddle Road), near Mauna Kea access road, Hawaiʻi Island Police is cautioning the public regarding unauthorized parking violations. Hawaiʻi County Code 24-202 addresses parking on Federal-aid highways and prohibits vehicle parking for longer than sixty-minutes between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Where parking is permitted, all parking shall be parallel to the pavement with all wheels entirely off the traveled way. Violations are subject to being cited and potentially towed.
Police are asking for the public’s cooperation to mitigate traffic collisions and congestion along Daniel K. Inouye Highway.