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On Saturday, Hawaii callers are being urged to start dialing â808â² for all local phone calls Generic Image (Source: KEYC, File/KEYC) By Dillon Ancheta | April 23, 2021 at 11:43 AM HST - Updated April 23 at 11:43 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Starting Saturday, Hawaii callers are being urged to start dialing â808â³ whenever they make local phone calls â including those made on the same island.
Come October, the change will become mandatory.
Thatâs when all phone service providers will be implementing mandatory 10-digit local calling.
In Hawaii, callers will need to include area code 808 before dialing the phone number they want to reach or the call may not be completed.