Getting a Hawaii resident discount on county courses on Oahu is more difficult than getting that same discount on resort courses like Turtle Bay and Ko’olina. In order to get the resident discount on county courses like the Ala Wai Golf Course and the Pali Golf Course you need to obtain a Hawaii Golf ID Card.

To get your Hawaii Golf ID, you can’t just show up with your drivers license or you resident card and get it, nor do you just need 1 form of ID and your social security card like you do when getting your Hawaii State ID for Kama’aina discounts. Instead you need your picture ID and at least one of the following…

• Last year’s Hawaii State income tax return with W-2 form.
• Filed current year Hawaii State income tax return with W-2 form.
• Hawaii voter registration certificate.
• Current real estate property tax assessment document for your Hawaii residential property.
• Homeowner’s insurance policy for your Hawaii residence.
• An approved Hawaii State Tax Clearance Certificate (Form A-6) from the Hawaii State Department of Taxation (Applies to those individuals who don’t have a copy of their Hawaii State Tax return or are new filers)

Better yet you can only get them at one of three locations and only on specific days. The Ala Wai Golf Course on Tuesdays from 10 am to 2 pm, and Saturdays from 8 am to noon. The Pali Golf Course on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 am to Noon. And at the Ted Makalena Golf Course on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8 am to Noon.

Make sure to call the starters offices at those locations before you go to make sure they’ll be issuing them. Somedays they might decide it’s too busy to issue them and you’ll have made the trip for nothing. Numbers and maps can be found at the golf course links in our directory under Oahu Golf Courses.