Legal Aid
Society of Hawai`i Offices
Big Island
 Hilo Office (Big Island)
305 Wailuku Drive
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720-2448
For a map to the Hilo office, click HERE.
Telephone: (808) 934-0678
Fax: (808) 969-3983
Business Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Intake Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How to apply for legal services:
Call our office during normal Intake hours. Please do not walk-in for assistance.
Be prepared to provide information about your legal problem, income, assets, and number of people in your household.
For a list of services provided by Legal Aid, click HERE.
Location:
Our Hilo office is located behind the Hilo Public Library. Parking is available in the small parking lot in front of the building and on the street nearby.
History:
The Hilo Legal Aid office was originally opened by the County of Hawai`i as a legal aid/public defender program in the 1950's. After legal aid services were assumed by the new Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i, the Hilo office moved to its present location in downtown Hilo, and a second office was opened in Captain Cook on the Big Island. The office handles many consumer, family, public benefits, housing, and senior law cases.
 Kona Office (Big Island)
75-5656 Kuakini Highway, Suite 202
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i 96740
For a map to the Kona office, click HERE.
Telephone: (808) 329-8331
Fax: (808) 334-9650
Business Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Intake Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How to apply for legal services:
Call our office during normal Intake hours. Please do not walk-in for assistance.
Be prepared to provide information about your legal problem, income, assets, and number of people in your household.
For a list of services provided by Legal Aid, click HERE.
Location:
Our Kona office is located on Kuakini Highway. Parking is available nearby.
History
Legal Aid opened its Kona Office in 1979 with one paralegal. Originally located in the Captain Cook Shopping Center, the Legal Aid Kona Office relocated in the mid-1990's to Kealakekua and again to its current location in the lat 1990's where it continues to provide assistance with general legal services to the West Hawai`i community.
The Kona office established one of the first Medicare Advocacy projects of its kind in the state helping to ensure individuals of their Medicare rights. One of its most notable cases was Morris V. State of Hawai`i. The Kona office is also responsible for the launching of Legal Aid's Adoption Assistance project. Both projects have since been duplicated to assist individuals throughout the state.
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