We do have ticks in Hawaii unfortunately, but they are not widespread (no idea why, they’ve been here a long time). There are no or few ticks in my area, but the dogs do get flea & tick prevention all year (we have no season without fleas and ticks). I’ve never seen a tick here.
My sister has a trailer year long at a private campground about 30 minutes from where I live and in the spring the ticks are super small, not much bigger than the size of a pin head! Add to the fact some of these are deer ticks (last year both her neighbours dogs got Lyme) so as beautiful as it is I refuse to take my dogs there. I’ll go for dinner but I leave the dogs at home! Oddly enough in the city not too bad but I avoid tall grass!