Day at the Lake – Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area
Photo Credit: Tim DelaVega
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**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**

Monitor local surf and weather reports before your park •

[KAUA’I] - UPDATE 3/11/25: Kalalau trail, Nāpali Coast SWP has REOPENED for DAY HIKING ONLY as far as Hanakapi'ai Falls.  Stream flooding has subsided, but the trail has been compromised further out due to heavy rain and runoff, with impassable sections.   Emergency repairs will be undertaken at the earliest convenience, and the trail will be reopened as soon as it is deemed safe, which we expect to be within days.

[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. 

[OʻAHU] UPDATED 2/7/25 – Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM): Full park closures have commenced Tuesdays through Fridays beginning March 4 to March 14, and April 1 to April 11. Full park closures will also occur Monday through Thursday April 14 to April 17.  Partial park closures from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM occur on Monday’s during these dates. Partial park closures from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM will resume again Monday through Friday, (excluding weekends and holidays) on April 21.   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.  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. During Partial park closures 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. Please check back for updates.

 

Ongoing

Wailoa Center Exhibitions

Wailoa Center

Hilo’s popular Wailoa Center was designed by Oda McCarty Architects Ltd. and was completed in 1967. Wailoa Center helped to breathe new life into the green-zone created by the devastating 1960 tsunami along Hilo’s bay… Read More »

Wailoa Center – New Gallery: HANA NO KE AU HOU

Wailoa Center

Hana noʻeau in contemporary times. MAIN GALLERY Bernice Akamine Nephi Pomai Brown Gay Covington Koa Chang  Kapuaokalani Kaʻauʻa Beau Jack Key Roen Hufford Carl F.K. Pao Verna Takashima Keith Tallet Makaʻala Rawlins Jamison Keʻa Rosehill… Read More »

Pūpūkea Paumalu State Park Reserve Volunteer Day

Pūpūkea Paumalū State Park Reserve

"Wanna hike, take in the view, and remove invasive species!? Join our Adopt-A-Park partner Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) on the North Shore on Saturday 10/21. They need your help to tackle the devil weed… Read More »

Imagine A Day Without Water

Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area 380 Walker Avenue, HI

Honolulu Board of Water Supply and More than 15 Other Government and Nonprofit Organizations Bring Attention to the Value of Water at “Imagine A Day Without Water” Family Event at Wahiawā Freshwater State Recreation Area… Read More »