**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
Monitor weather reports before your park visit.
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[STATE PARKS] — UPDATE 11/19/25: Upcoming Parking Fees at Select State Parks -Starting soon, Hawai'i State Parks will begin implementing parking fees for visitors at four high-use parks: [KAUA'I] Wailua River State Park, [O'AHU] Pu'u 'U'ala Ka'a State Wayside, [HAWAI'I] Kekaha Kai State Park, and Wailuku River State Park. These changes will support ongoing maintenance, cultural and natural resource protection, and improved visitor services. Additional details, including official start dates and rates, will be shared in the coming weeks.
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[KAUA'I] - 11/14/25: THE KALALAU TRAIL has REOPENED.
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[OʻAHU] – UPDATE 11/12/25: Kaʻena Point State Parks - Mokuleʻia Section – Kaʻena Point Vehicle Access Permits: We anticipate Ka’ena applications to open at the end of December 2025.
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[OʻAHU] – UPDATE 10/3/25: Sand Island State Recreation Area – Comfort stations are CLOSED until further notice due to a transformer issue impacting the pump. Portable toilets are available at each comfort station. Camping has continued to be CLOSED for construction from August 30th, 2025 to December 31, 2025.
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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/announcements/malaekahana-state-recreation-area-rfq-rfp-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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[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.
Oahu State Parks, Beaches, & Na Ala Hele Trails Re-Opening
Posted on Sep 9, 2020(Honolulu) – State Parks, beaches and Naā Ala Hele trails on O‘ahu that were closed in August due to Covid-19 control measures reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 with the same set of restrictions announced this afternoon in Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Emergency Order 2020-26.
Note: Certain high-tourist O῾ahu State Parks that were previously closed, since March, such as Diamond Head and Nu῾uanu Pali remain closed. Please check https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/ for details.
Individual activities, such as walking, running, fishing, and biking will be allowed, as will continued access to the ocean, to comfort stations and outdoor showers in parks and trails under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Group activities are not allowed, with any number of people, even from the same household. Camping in State Parks or in camping areas managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife remain closed. This order is in effect through Wednesday, Sept. 23 or until it’s extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended.
OAHU State Parks Open & Closed List
1. Aiea/Rainbow Bay: CLOSED
2. Keehi Lagoon Memorial Park CLOSED
3. Diamond Head Monument: CLOSED
4. Heeia State Park: CLOSED
5. Iolani Palace State Monument: CLOSED
6. Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline: OPEN – (9/10/20)
7. Ka’ena Point State Park:
• Mokuliea Section OPEN FOR HIKING ONLY – NO VEHICLES – (9/10/20)
• Makua/Keawa’ula OPEN – GATES CLOSED At KEAWA’ULA – (9/10/20)
8. Ahupua’a O Kahana Valley State Park: OPEN – (9/10/20)
9. Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area: OPEN – (9/10/20)
10. Laie Point State Park: OPEN – (9/10/20)
11. Makiki Tantalus State Recreation Area: OPEN – (9/10/20)
12. Malaekahana SRA
• Kalanai: OPEN – (9/10/20)
• Kahuku: OPEN – (9/10/20)
13. Nuuanu Pali State Wayside: CLOSED
14. Puu Ualaka’a State Wayside: CLOSED EXCEPT FOR TRAIL ACCESS
15. Puu O Mahuka Heiau State Monument: CLOSED
16. Queen Emma Summer Palace: CLOSED
17. Royal Mausoleum – Mauna Ala: CLOSED
18. Sacred Falls State Park: CLOSED
19. Sand Island SRA: OPEN – (9/10/20)
20. Waahila Ridge State Park: OPEN – (9/10/20)
21. Wahiawa Freshwater Park: OPEN – (9/10/20)
