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01/30/23 – PORTIONS OF MĀKENA STATE PARK TO BE CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY FOR HAZARDOUS TREE WORK
Posted on Jan 30, 2023| JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR |
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON |
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2023
PORTIONS OF MĀKENA STATE PARK TO BE CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY FOR HAZARDOUS TREE WORK
To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/794270302
(WAILUKU) – Over the next two weeks, work is being done at Mākena State Park on Maui to remove large fallen trees and hazardous branches. Due to the large equipment that will be used for this project, the DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) will be closing off sections of the park.
The closures are as follows:
- January 31 and February 1: Black Sand Beach gate will be closed
- February 2 and 3, as well as February 6 and 7: First entrance (north paved parking lot, parking lot entry gate) will be closed
- February 8 to 10: Second and Third entrances will be intermittently closed
The project is expected to be completed February 10, 2023.
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RESOURCES
(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)
HD Video – Mākena State Park Tree Removal (Jan. 19, 2023): https://vimeo.com/794270302
Photographs – Mākena State Park Tree Removal: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4nqdrbwoyocg62e/AAC9KKHAHW4jG5gUfO_ukvbea?dl=0
Media Contact:
Madison Rice
Communications Specialist
