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Summer camps in Hawaii: state rules
Hawaii doesn't publish a statewide camp list, so we have no camp listings here yet. This page explains the state's camp rule and links to the official sources.
Hawaii camp rules
No statewide camp license. We found no separate Hawaii youth camp license. DHS rules count summer care for elementary school-age children as child care, so a summer day program may need a DHS child care license unless it fits an HRS §346-152 exemption. Exemptions include DOE and county summer programs, programs run by incorporated multiservice or community organizations, sports or skill-only programs, and programs of no more than two consecutive weeks in a three-month period.
Official sources: DHS: Exemptions from Child Care Regulation · HAR ch. 17-892.2 (definition of child care center includes summer care)
All Hawaii rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Hawaii families
- Child care and after-school programs in Hawaii
- Free summer meals for kids in Hawaii: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Hawaii, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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