**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
⚠️ Always monitor weather reports and ocean conditions before your park visit.
•
[KAUA’I] UPDATED 5/13/26
Puʻu Hinahina parking lot will be CLOSED for road work from May 25-29 and again from June 15-19.
—
Koke’e State Park camping will be CLOSED for campground improvements. Construction to begin May 2026 and extend through Spring 2027.
—
Pāʻulaʻula State Historic Site: CLOSED for construction.
•
[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.
—
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.
—
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.
•
[MAUI] UPDATE 4/20/26
‘Iao Valley State Monument: Will be CLOSED until June 26, 2026 for safety improvements.
–
Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area: Polipoli cabins and camping areas are CLOSED until further notice.
•
[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/
—
Akaka Falls State Park: Water and comfort station CLOSED, park open with portable toilets.
Is picking wildflowers legal or appropriate in a state park?
Posted on Oct 15, 2021Hawaii State Parks allows picking of flowers, as well as gathering of other natural renewable resources, so long as they are not being gathered to sell. One might be surprised at how frequently most plants here flower, so in most cases there will always be a profusion of blossoms to enjoy and photograph.
The specific rule is as follows:
HAR 13-146-32. Public Property.
c) A person may gather or collect for personal use, reasonable quantities of natural products of a renewable nature, including, but not limited to, seashells, fruits, berries, flowers, seeds, pine cones, seaweeds, driftwood, and marine objects of natural origin; provided that the board or its authorized representative may establish seasons for picking of plums on Kauai. No person shall gather or collect these products for the purpose of sale. The quantities of these products may also be restricted by the board or its authorized representative.
