This paper deals with optimization techniques for linear impulsive hybrid systems (LIHSs). We study the LQ (linear quadratic) impulsive hybrid optimal control problem (OCP) and apply the corresponding Pontryagin-type Maximum Principle (MP) (see [11], [14], [4]). Our aim is to investigate the natural relationship between the above MP and the Bellman Dynamic Programming (DP) approach to the above hybrid OCP under consideration. We derive the associated Riccatitype formalism and discuss some related numerical schemes. © 2008 IEEE.