**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
Monitor weather reports before your park visit!
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[OʻAHU] – UPDATE 9/11/25: Kaʻena Point State Parks - Mokuleʻia Section – Kaʻena Point Vehicle Access Permits Closed for 2025. Purple 2024 permits valid through 2025. Please create an account on Explore Outdoor Hawaiʻi at https://explore.ehawaii.gov/Web/. You will need an Explore Outdoor Hawaiʻi account to apply for a 2026 Kaʻena Vehicle Access Permit, please create an account if you haven't already. Continue to check the Kaʻena Point State Park website for 2026 permit application updates.
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[O’AHU] - UPDATE 9/10/25: Mālaekahana State Recreation Area-Kahuku Section - State Parks is issuing a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals for parties interested in developing campgrounds. More info: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/malaekahana-2026/
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[MOLOKA’I] - UPDATE 8/29/25: Pala’au State Park Pavilion: Due to continued renovation work, the pavilion and camping is CLOSED until further notice.
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[OʻAHU] - 7/25/25: Sand Island State Recreation Area – Camping will be CLOSED for construction from August 30th, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
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[KAUA’I] - 7/11/25: VISITORS TO WAIMEA CANYON AND KŌKEʻE STATE PARKS CAUTIONED TO EXPECT DELAYS AND LIMITED PARKING.
Beginning July 14, 2025, Waimea Canyon Lookout with be closed for construction of safety improvements through early December, 2025. This closure, in addition to several overlapping roadwork projects by both DOT-Highways and DLNR-State Parks, will cause delays, impact traffic patterns, and restrict overall parking capacity in these two popular parks through the end of the year. DOT work is continuing on Waimea Canyon Drive, while work on portions of Kōkeʻe Road from the Kalalau Lookout to Puʻu o Kila lookout will be starting the same week. Visitors can drive as far as the Kalalau Lookout, where improvements will also be initiated on July 17, with limited parking available. We urge patience and driving with care as these various improvements are ongoing. Local visitors are encouraged to enjoy these parks and lookouts on weekends, when most work will be suspended. Waimea Canyon Lookout will be closed for the duration of the project including weekends.
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[KAUAʻI] - UPDATE 3/21/25: Pā‘ula‘ula State Historic Site - Due to construction improvements, the park closure will begin starting March 24 until further notice.
2025 KALALAU CAMPSITES BEING OFFERED FOR WALK-IN APPLICANTS
Posted on Apr 25, 2025State Parks is pleased to announce the 2025 local resident holdback rule for Kalalau Trail camping
Beginning Thursday, May 1, 2025, State Parks will issue a limited number of overnight permits for camping in Kalalau, Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kauaʻi. Permits can be purchased on a space available basis to walk-in applicants only at the Kauaʻi State Parks Office, in the State Office Building in Līhuʻe. Permits will be available, first-come, first served from 8am – 11am, Tuesday through Thursday, each week through the summer.
An additional capacity of 20 persons/night will be allowed from May 15 – September 7, 2025, and will be reservable up to 30 days in advance of your first night of camping (as an example, on May 1, one will be able to reserve camping stays beginning between May 15 – May 31. When capacity is filled, reservations will cease for that day.
This rule was established to allow Kauaʻi residents a chance to enjoy Kalalau in the face of extreme global demand – Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park and its famed Kalalau Trail is one of the most popular park destinations on the planet, and competition for the few backcountry permits is fierce.
Details: Additional Kalalau Permit Availability
-Overnight capacity for Kalalau between May 15 – September 7, 2025, will be increased by 20 persons/night (+20).
-Additional permits available to walk-in applicants only, at the State Parks Office in Līhuʻe.
-Walk-in permits can be purchased Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays beginning May 1, 2025.
-Permits will be issued beginning at 8 am, until 11 am or all capacity is exhausted, whichever comes first.
-Maximum 4 persons listed on permit (Applicant must provide all names at time of purchase, NO substitutions).
-Permits can be reserved from 1-5 nights up to 30 days in advance.
-Credit card payment only please
