**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
⚠️ Always monitor weather reports and ocean conditions before your park visit.
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[KAUA’I] UPDATED 5/13/26
Kalalau Trail will REOPEN today, as stream levels have dropped. The Ha’ena shuttle has resumed.
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[O’AHU] UPDATED 5/11/26
Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline -Makapu’u Point Lighthouse Trail: Will be CLOSED for three mornings for essential maintenance. The trail will be closed until 11 A.M. on the following Tuesdays: May 12, May 19, and May 26.
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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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Polihale State Parks has REOPENED.
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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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[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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[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.
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[MOLOKAʻI] 3/23/26
Palaʻau State Wayside and camping areas CLOSED for renovations until May 4.
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.
