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Tick risk in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Hawaii County covers 35 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.

Highest and lowest tick risk in Hawaii County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Hawaii County runs from Kaiminani (low) at the high end to Waimea (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 2% to 88%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

KaiminaniLow risk
KailuaLow risk
Leilani EstatesLow risk
Hawaiian Ocean ViewLow risk
PahalaLow risk

Tick species in Hawaii County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

Deer tickNot established
American dog tickNot established
Lone star tickNot established
Gulf Coast tickNot established

Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Hawaii County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

No CDC tick-testing records for Hawaii County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.

Tick control in Hawaii County, HI

Professional tick control across Hawaii County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Hawaii County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Hawaii County?

Most Hawaii County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.

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Common questions about ticks in Hawaii County

Which towns in Hawaii County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Kaiminani carries the highest modeled tick risk in Hawaii County, followed by Kailua, Leilani Estates, Hawaiian Ocean View, Pahala. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Hawaii County ranges from 2% to 88%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Waimea sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Hawaii County?

CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Hawaii County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the west. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.

Is Lyme disease common in Hawaii County?

CDC reports too few cases in Hawaii County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.

All towns in Hawaii County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.