**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
Monitor local surf and weather reports prior to your park visit.
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[OʻAHU] UPDATED 12/16/24 – Diamond Head State Monument: Beginning January 6, 2025 to July 25, 2025, or upon completion of construction project, the park will close at 2:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, (excluding weekends and holidays) due to a construction project. The last reservation time slot for Parking and Entry and Entry Only during this time will be 12:00 p.m. If you reserved at 12:00 p.m., you must enter the Park no later than 12:30 p.m. or you will be denied entry. Please check back for updates.
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[MAUI] UPDATED 12/16/24 – Mākena State Park - Invitation For Bid For Sealed Bid Proposal To Provide A mobile Food Truck Concession At Mākena State Park on Maui. Any party that may be interested in providing a bid may inspect the concession premises by calling DSP at (808) 587-0505 or contact DLNR-Division of State Parks Property Manager, Ms. E. Keiki Kipapa, by email to [email protected] Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST) except Federal and State Holidays. See Full IFB: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2024/12/SPM25-010A.pdf
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[OʻAHU] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Kaʻena Point State Park, Mokuleʻia Section: The 2024 Kaʻena Point permit and decal is being extended through 2025. You do not need to apply for a new permit now, you will be notified when applications open next year. Take good care of your decal, we cannot replace decals. Please remember to take rubbish bags home, do not leave it a the trash bins.
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[KAUAʻI] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Waimea Canyon State Park/Kōkeʻe State Park: Paving will take place on Waimea Canyon Road leading into Puʻu Hinahina Lookout on Wednesday, November 6 limiting vehicle access into and out of the lookout parking lot from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Pedestrian access will remain open, and vehicles can access the lookout before and after the closure.
PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON DRAFT MASTER PLAN, EIS FOR HA‘ENA STATE PARK
Posted on Aug 14, 2015Public Meeting to be Held August 19
Download Master Plan/EIS (2019 Update)
LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I — The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks will hold a public meeting next week on the Master Plan and EIS for Hā‘ena State Park and will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Hanalei Elementary School Cafeteria. The address is 5-5415 Kūhio Highway, Hanalei, HI 96714.
The Division of State Parks and PBR Hawaii, its Consultant for the Hā‘ena State Park Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has worked collaboratively with the community to develop and refine a Master Plan for the park.
As part of the master planning process, a 32 member Master Plan Advisory Committee (MPAC) was established for the purpose of refining a community preferred plan, focusing on the cultural and historical significance of the area.
The MPAC is comprised of Kupuna, Hā‘ena ‘ohana, cultural practitioners, the Hui Maka‘ainana o Makana, and representatives from organizations such as the Hanalei Watershed Hui, Hanalei Hawaiian Civic Club, Hanalei-Hâ‘ena Community Association, Hanalei Roads Committee, Limahuli Garden Preserve, Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau, Kaua‘i Northshore Business Council, Princeville Community Association, Kayak Kaua‘i, and government agencies such as OHA, County of Kaua‘i Planning Department and DOT, Highways Division.
At the end of the road, the park is destination for more than 2,000 visitors a day during summer as it is also the gateway to the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park. In 2007, it was the third most heavily visited park in the State Park system, resulting in parking and vehicle congestion affecting the significant natural and cultural resources that make it so desirable a place to visit.
One of the recommendations proposed is to implement a daily visitor limit of 900. This does not include cultural practitioners, special user groups such as halau, lo‘i work groups, nor hikers with permits to the Kalalau Trail and hunters with valid hunting permits.
In the near term plan, for the public’s safety, an Interpretive Corridor will be built makai of the highway, connecting a welcome pavilion to Kē‘ē Beach, taking people out and away from a rockfall hazard area. The corridor consists of an elevated boardwalk that will traverse the taro lo‘i being cultivated by members of the Hui Maka‘ainana o Makana. The proposed Welcome Pavilion is a way to manage access to the park and to provide visitors with an orientation session that seeks to inform and educate them about the resources in the area.
The draft EIS is currently available for viewing on the Office of Environmental Quality Control’s website with a public comment deadline of September 8, 2015. Click here (2019 Update) to access the document.
Comments should be sent to Lauren Tanaka, Division of State Parks, 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 310, Honolulu, HI 96813 or by email to: [email protected] or to Kimi Yuen, PBR Hawaii, 1001 Bishop St., Suite 650, Honolulu, HI 96813 with email: [email protected]. To receive a written response, please include your full name and mailing address if sending comments by email.
