09/08/20-STATE PARKS, BEACHES & NĀ ALA HELE TRAILS RE-OPENINGS MIRROR CITY & COUNTY RULES

Posted on Sep 8, 2020 in DOCARE, Forestry & Wildlife, Main, Media, News Releases, State Parks
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SUZANNE D. CASE
CHAIRPERSON
 
For Immediate News Release: September 8, 2020
 

STATE PARKS, BEACHES & NĀ ALA HELE TRAILS RE-OPENINGS MIRROR CITY & COUNTY RULES

Single Individual Activities Allowed on O‘ahu

(Honolulu) – State Parks, beaches and Nā Ala Hele trails on O‘ahu that were closed in August due to Covid-19 control measures reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 with the same set of restrictions announced this afternoon in Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Emergency Order 2020-26. 

Note: Certain high-tourist O῾ahu State Parks that were previously closed, since March, such as Diamond Head and Nu῾uanu Pali remain closed. Please check https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/ for details.

Individual activities, such as walking, running, fishing, and biking will be allowed, as will continued access to the ocean, to comfort stations and outdoor showers in parks and trails under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Group activities are not allowed, with any number of people, even from the same household. Camping in State Parks or in camping areas managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife remain closed. This order is in effect through Wednesday, Sept. 23 or until it’s extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended.

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