**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
Monitor weather reports before you park
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[KAUA’I] - UPDATE 4/7/25: Kalalau Trail, Nāpali Coast SWP has REOPENED today. Ha’ena shuttle has RESUMED today.
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[MOLOKA’I] - UPDATE 3/24/25: Pala’au State Park Pavilion: Due to demolition and renovation work, the pavilion will be closed from March 25 to May 31.
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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.
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[OʻAHU] - UPDATE 3/18/25: Mauna ʻAla, Royal Mausoleum State Monument will be undergoing improvements that may temporarily prevent vehicular access. Please check the Royal Mausoleum State Monument website for updates.
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[OʻAHU] UPDATED 3/18/25 – Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM): Full Park Closures will occur Tuesdays through Fridays beginning April 1 to April 11 and also Monday through Thursday April 14 to April 17. Partial Park Closures Hours with operating hours from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM will occur on Monday April 7 during this time, and will resume from April 21 onwards Monday through Friday, (except weekends and holidays). Normal Park Hours from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM will resume during Spring Break March 17 to March 28, Good Friday Holiday on April 18, and Weekends. During Partial Park Closures Hours from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the last reservation time slot for Parking and Entry and Entry Only 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. The project began January 6, 2025, and will run to July 25, 2025, or upon completion of the rock fall mitigation construction project at the Kahala Tunnel. Please check back for updates.
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[MAUI] UPDATE 3/4/25 - Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area: Beginning April 1, 2025 through April 30, 2025 the park, cabin campgrounds and access road to Polipoli Forest Reserve will be closed due to tree mitigation work.
Review of Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Needs Your Input
Posted on Oct 25, 2021Every five years people have an opportunity to review and provide update suggestions to the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation plan, or SCORP for short. The DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) is now inviting people to review the draft of the SCORP-2021.
The plan assesses outdoor recreation trends, needs and priorities and provides direction for the recreational future allowing Hawaiʻi to remain eligible to receive federal funds for outdoor recreation projects. Funding is administered through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), agrants program administered by the National Park Service.
The five-year strategic plan for outdoor recreation as presented in the draft 2021 SCORP is based on comments received from recreation agencies and others through online surveys and community meetings held between April and June 2021. More than 2,600 people participated in the process.
Community members and stakeholders and recreation providers identified the protection of natural and wildlife resources and wilderness areas as top priorities for investment in outdoor recreation. The operation and maintenance of existing infrastructure and facilities and protection of cultural and/or historic resources were found to be other top priorities for the next five years. Concerns were expressed about inadequate and poor conditions of facilities.
Continuing a theme identified in the 2015 SCORP, which was intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, people and providers both recognize an increasing demand for outdoor recreation spaces and associated facilities. Recreation providers rates enforcement as the most serious challenge in managing and providing outdoor recreation facilities. They also expressed a need for enough funding to adequately manage these spaces.
To view the draft report, Click Here —> SCORP DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
The 2021 SCORP will assist in selecting projects for LWCF funding.
Recent LWCF grants include:
- Renovation of tennis and basketball courts at Kalawai Park, Kauaʻi
- Installation of new playgrounds at Kaimukī Community Park, Ala Pu‘umalu Community Park, and Kahalu‘u Community Park, O‘ahu. Construction of the Hilo Bayfront Trail, Hawai’i Island
- Coastal trail improvements at Waiʻānapanapa State Park, Maui
- New lookouts, viewing scopes and repaving of the Makapuʻu Trail at Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline on Oʻahu.
Comments on the plan are requested by November 19, 2021, and can be submitted by e-mail or in writing to: SCORP2021@pbrhawaii.com or to:
PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc.
Attn: SCORP
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 650
Honolulu, HI 96813-3484
