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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.

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)