French consulate in Hilo
Hilo has no French consulate of its own. Hilo belongs to the district of the Consulate General of France in San Francisco, with no road connection to it.
Which French consulate covers Hilo?
The district map is simple here: Hawaii, with Hilo in it, goes to the Consulate General of France in San Francisco.
From Hilo, San Francisco is a flight away, so the passport is worth planning around its Registre: registered, you fly once and the passport is mailed back if you provide a FedEx envelope; if not, a second journey just to collect it, without an appointment, Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The ID card is never mailed, and no honorary consul of the San Francisco district with a published office is within 250 miles of Hilo: count on two trips for it.
San Francisco also takes passports on the road: in 2026 it held a mission in Honolulu (March 30 to April 2, 2026, fully booked), 211 miles from Hilo in a straight line, for people on its Registre; its outreach page announces the next ones (source).
French honorary consul near Hilo
Hilo has the Honorary Consulate of France in Honolulu within the same state, 211 miles away as the crow flies, under San Francisco.
Its directory card gives a phone number and an email.
For a visa, skip the consulate: TLScontact handles it, and from Hilo its closest center is in San Francisco, 2,323 miles in a straight line. Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Kailua-Kona, 60 miles away, covered by San Francisco
What you can settle from Hilo without traveling
- Have a death transcribed by mail; no deadline is set for it.
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
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