**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.
ADDITIONAL PEAK SEASON CAMPING PERMITS FOR NAPALI COAST STATE WILDERNESS PARK WILL NOT BE ISSUED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE
Posted on Apr 13, 2018UPDATE 4/16/18 – DUE TO THE FLOOD DAMAGE AND INDEFINITE CLOSURE OF THE KALALAU TRAIL, WE WILL NOT BE ISSUING ADDITIONAL PEAK SEASON PERMITS PENDING A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND ESTIMATES FOR ROAD AND PARK ACCESS BEING RE-ESTABLISHED. WE APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS THE NORTH SHORE RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE.
Peak Season Permits will be available 28 days in advance for May 15-October 31, 2018.
Following recent successes in both enforcement and management efforts that have substantially reduced the number of illegal campers, the DLNR Division of State Parks will reinstitute the allowance of additional overnight camping permits for the popular Kalalau Trail, within the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kaua‘i.
Twenty additional nightly permits will be available between May 15-October 31, 2018, when weather and surf conditions are typically calmer. In keeping with previous policy to provide an opportunity for local residents to enjoy this world-renowned experience, permits will be issued first to walk-in applicants at the the Līhu‘e State Parks office 28 days in advance of the available dates. On the following day, any remaining permits will be available to anyone via DLNR’s online permit reservation system.
The first day these peak season permits will be available to walk-in applicants is Tuesday, April 17, for camping beginning May 15. Permits can be obtained for a maximum of five nights, and a maximum of four people. Permit issuance hours for the Lihu’e office are from 8 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Additional Details:
On April 17, permits will be available to walk-in applicants for a check-in date of May 15, 2018 in the Lihu’e, Kaua’i office beginning at 8 am.
Peak season permits show up online as a separate camp area, “Napali Coast SWP PEAK 2018”. Regular season permits are issued under “Napali Coast State Wilderness Park”
Permit issuance will conform to the following release schedule:
Check-in date Walk-in permits available* On-line permits available**
May 15 April 17 April 18
May 16 April 18 April 19
May 17 April 19 April 20
May 18-20 April 20 April 21
May 21 April 23 April 24
May 22 April 24 April 25
May 23 April 25 April 26
May 24 April 26 April 27
May 25-27 April 27 April 28
*Walk-in permits available during office hours of 8 am-3:30 pm until sold out. Since permits are issued for up to 5 nights, walk-in permits availability cannot be guaranteed for each successive day of issuance.
For example, if all 20 permit slots with a MAY 15 check-in are reserved for multi-night stays on April 17, there will be NO available permits for walk-ins on April 18. Everyone is encouraged to check the availability of permits on the DLNR permit site prior to visiting the Parks office:
Website: https://camping.ehawaii.gov/camping/welcome.html
Click on search, select “Kauai” -> “Napali Coast SWP PEAK 2018”-> “continue” -> ”browse for availability” -> select date
**On-line permits will be available 12:01 am HST the night of if any remaining permits are available for that release date.
