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**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**

⚠️ Always monitor weather reports and ocean conditions before your park visit. 

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[KAUA’I] UPDATED 5/27/26

Kalalau Trail from mile marker 2-11 after Hanakapiai Valley, will be CLOSED for a feral animal control hunt from June 1-4. The 2 miles of the trail from Keʻe beach at Haʻena State Park to Hanakapiai falls will remain open during this time.

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Puʻu Hinahina parking lot will be CLOSED for road work from May 25-29 and again from June 15-19.

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Koke’e State Park camping will be CLOSED for campground improvements. Construction to begin May 2026 and extend through Spring 2027.

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Pāʻulaʻula State Historic Site: CLOSED for construction.

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[O’AHU] UPDATED 5/19/26

Heʻeia State Park partial parking lot road closure due to landslide and upcoming stabilization work.

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Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area: Portions of the park which access the reservoir (Also known as Lake Wilson) will be closed Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 1 a.m. the park will remain open to visitors for onshore activities, but lake access via the boat ramp, reservoir banks, and reservoir shores will not be allowed until further notice.

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Ka’ena Point State Park, Mākua Section has REOPENED to beach access. The Keawa’ula section remains CLOSED due to road repairs. The Mokule’ia vehicle access road remains CLOSED due to unsafe road conditions, this section remains open to pedestrian and bicycle access. 

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[MAUI] UPDATE 4/20/26

‘Iao Valley State Monument: Will be CLOSED until June 26, 2026 for safety improvements.

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Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area: Polipoli cabins and camping areas are CLOSED until further notice.

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[MOLOKAʻI] UPDATE 4/20/26

Pālāʻau State Park: Pālāʻau Wayside Pavilion and Campgrounds remain CLOSED until further notice.

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[HAWAI’I] UPDATED 4/10/26

Notice to bidders for Mobile Food Truck Concessions opened today for certain Hawai’i Island parks. More information at: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/announcements/mobile-food-truck-concessions-hawaii/

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Akaka Falls State Park: Water and comfort station CLOSED, park open with portable toilets.

INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR MOBILE FOOD CONCESSION CONTRACT AT DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT, OʻAHU

Posted on Apr 25, 2025

The FULL Invitation For Bid (IFB) Packet PDF, including required forms for bidding, qualifications, specifications and contract, may be obtained on the following link: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2025/04/1.-25-3-31-FINAL_DHSM-IFB-MFT-SPO25-0102A-or-SPO25-0102B.pdf or from the DSP office Mon. thru Fri., between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM HST, excluding Holidays. The IFB can also be requested from Ms. E. Keiki Kipapa, Property Manager, at Tel: (808) 587-0505 or email: [email protected].


FOOD TRUCK CONCESSIONAIRES SOUGHT FOR OUR BUSIEST STATE PARK DLNR’s Division of State Parks is in search of food truck parties interested in leasing concession space at Diamond Head State Monument. Notice of Intent & Qualifications Questionnaire will be available 4/25/2025 – 5/5/2025 online and at the DSP office in Honolulu. Submission of these two forms is required to be eligible to move on in the bidding process. Hard copies of the forms must be submitted in-person or via mail, electronic submissions WILL NOT be accepted. TWO (2) winners will be selected.

 
The State of Hawaii, Board of Land and Natural Resources, is issuing an Invitation for Bids (“IFB”) to qualified parties interested in a Mobile Food Concession of state-owned lands within the Diamond Head State Monument situated on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, pursuant to Chapter 102, Hawaii Revised Statues (“HRS”).  The notice to bidders will be advertised in the Star Advertiser on April 25, 27, and 28, 2025.
 
Before any prospective bidder shall be entitled to submit a bid, the prospective bidder must meet the minimum qualifications set forth in the IFB and shall submit a completed Qualification Questionnaire and give written notice of intent to bid on the Notice of Intention to Bid form by 4:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time (“HST”) May 5, 2025, to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of State Parks (“DSP”), 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 310, Honolulu, HI 96813.
 
Sealed Bids are due on or before 2:00 PM HST on May 23, 2025, at DSP, located at 1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813. A Sealed Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Deposit required by and in conformance with section 102-6, HRS. Sealed Bids timely and properly received will be publicly opened at 3:00 PM HST on May 23, 2025, at DSP, located at 1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813.
 
The FULL IFB PDF, including required forms for bidding, qualifications, specifications and contract, may be obtained on the following link: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2025/04/1.-25-3-31-FINAL_DHSM-IFB-MFT-SPO25-0102A-or-SPO25-0102B.pdf or from the DSP office Mon. thru Fri., between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM HST, excluding Holidays. The IFB can also be requested from Ms. E. Keiki Kipapa, Property Manager, at Tel: (808) 587-0505 or email: [email protected].