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Legal Aid Society of Hawaii - HILO OFFICE
305 Wailuku Drive
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720-2448
INTAKE HOTLINE: (808) 934-0678
*Please call this number if you need legal services
Telephone: (808) 961-2851
Fax: (808) 969-3983
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii - KONA OFFICE
75-5656 Kuakini Highway, Suite 202
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i 96740
INTAKE HOTLINE: (808) 329-8331
*Please call this number if you need legal services
Telephone: (808) 329-3910
Fax: (808) 334-9650
Business Hours -
BOTH OFFICES
Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Intake Hours -
BOTH OFFICES
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:
1. Call our office during normal Intake Hours.
Please DO NOT walk-in for assistance.
2. Be prepared to provide information about your legal problem, income, assets, and number of people in your household.
For a list of LEGAL SERVICES
The purpose of the intake Hotline is to provide easy access to services at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii. Primarily, our clients can apply for services through our toll-fee state-wide phone service, which operates during the following times:
MONDAY - FRIDAY
9:00am to 11:30am in the morning, and
1:00pm to 3:30pm in the afternoon
HOTLINE NUMBERS:
(808) 934-0678 in HILO, or
(808) 329-8331 in KONA
O`ahu
HISTORY
HILO: 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: 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.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
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.
For a MAP to the HILO Office
Our Kona office is located on Kuakini Highway. Parking is available nearby.
For a MAP to the KONA Office
