Department of Land and Natural Resources

DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release: June 27, 2022

FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI REMAINS CLOSED FOLLOWING DECEMBER STORM

To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/655688431

(KULA) – Access roads and trails in the Kula Forest Reserve remain closed after extensive damage caused by the December 2021 Kona Storm. Unsafe conditions, including washed out gulch crossings and downed trees, have disabled access on the single narrow road that serves the reserve.

As crews continue to work to clear and repair the roads and trails, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is preparing major road reconstruction projects at two of the main gulch crossings on Waipoli Access Road.

Reconstruction of those major crossings is expected to be completed by November 15. Following that, DOFAW expects to reopen public access to Waipoli Access Road, portions of the reserve, and the Cooperative Game Management Area.

Some areas of the reserve, including the ‘Number 5 Unit’ and Waiakoa Loop Trail will remain closed through 2022, as crews continue clearing and repair.

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RESOURCES

(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)

HD video – Kula & Kahikinui Forest Reserves storm damage assessment (Dec. 14, 2021):
https://vimeo.com/724622967

Photographs – Kula & Kahikinui Forest Reserves storm damage assessment (Dec. 14, 2021):
https://vimeo.com/655688431

 

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