09/03/20-HAWAI‘I ISLAND STATE PARKS CLOSURES IN COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY CLOSURES

Posted on Sep 3, 2020 in 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 3, 2020
 

HAWAI‘I ISLAND STATE PARKS CLOSURES IN COLLABORATION WITH  COUNTY CLOSURES 

(Honolulu) – At the request of Mayor Harry Kim and to mirror the County of Hawaiʻiʻs latest Emergency Order, closing all county beach parks, the DLNR Division of State Parks is closing all Big Island coastal and beach park areas effective this Friday, September 4 continuing through September 18. This effort is aimed at preventing large unauthorized gatherings and suppressing the increasing spread of COVID-19, particularly during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. At all affected parks, gates will remain locked and parking lots will be closed.   

Parks closed 9-4 to 9-18, 2020 

 

  • Lapakahi State Historical Park  
  • Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area  
  • Kekaha Kai State Park 
  • Kiholo State Park Reserve 
  • Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park (Land areas closed, bay waters open for boating and ocean recreation under COVID restrictions) 
  • MacKenzie State Recreation Area 

    Transiting through the closed parks to access allowable ocean activities is permitted.    

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