HAWAII · AREA CODE GUIDE
808 area code location: Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii
- Local date and time
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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808 area code at a glance
- State
- Hawaii
- Primary cities
- Hilo, Honolulu, and Kaunakakai
- Established
- Time zone
- Hawaii-Aleutian Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
808 is the only area code in Hawaii.
An area code does not show where a caller is now.
Rules for answering calls in Hawaii
General information with its sources, not legal advice. All sources checked 2 November 2026. An area code does not show where a caller is.
Recording calls
Hawaii law lets a person intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication as a party, or with one party's prior consent to the interception, unless the purpose is a criminal or tortious act, with exceptions set out in the law.
Hawaii law lets a person whose communication is unlawfully intercepted, disclosed, or used recover at least $10,000 or $100 a day, whichever is greater, plus possible punitive damages and attorney's fees, with exceptions set out in the law.
Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 803-48(1)-(2)
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code. Checked .
Business phone numbers in area code 808, answered by an AI agent
A local number for Hilo, Honolulu, and Kaunakakai, Hawaii, with an AI receptionist that takes caller details, answers the questions you give it, and books appointments. Numbers depend on what carriers have left.