**IMPORTANT PARK NOTICES**
Monitor local surf and weather reports prior to your park visit.
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[OʻAHU] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Kaʻena Point State Park, Mokuleʻia Section: The 2024 Kaʻena Point permit and decal is being extended through 2025. You do not need to apply for a new permit now, you will be notified when applications open next year. Take good care of your decal, we cannot replace decals. Please remember to take rubbish bags home, do not leave it a the trash bins.
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[KAUAʻI] UPDATED 11/4/24 – Waimea Canyon State Park/Kōkeʻe State Park: Paving will take place on Waimea Canyon Road leading into Puʻu Hinahina Lookout on Wednesday, November 6 limiting vehicle access into and out of the lookout parking lot from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Pedestrian access will remain open, and vehicles can access the lookout before and after the closure.
About Our Parks
Aloha and Welcome to Hawai‘i’s State Parks
Hawai‘i’s State Park System is composed of 51 state parks encompassing approximately 30,000 acres on the 5 major islands. These parks offer varied outdoor recreation and heritage opportunities. The park environments range from landscaped grounds with developed facilities to wildland areas with trails and primitive facilities.
The outdoor recreation program offers a diversity of coastal and wildland recreational experiences, including picnicking, camping, lodging, ocean swimming, snorkeling, surfing, sunbathing, beach play, fishing, sightseeing, hiking, pleasure walking, and backpacking.
The heritage program protects, preserves, and interprets excellent examples of Hawai‘i’s natural and cultural heritage. The exceptional scenic areas are managed for their aesthetic values while vantage points are developed for their superb views of our Hawaiian landscape.
We invite you to experience Hawai‘i’s special environment, learn more about its unique history, and participate in the outdoor recreational opportunities by visiting our parks. But these uniquely Hawaiian resources are fragile and irreplaceable. So as you visit, please help us protect these resources for future generations.
Visiting The Parks
Our state parks are open year-round. Fees are charged for various accommodations, camping, guided tours of Iolani Palace, riverboat cruises to Fern Grotto in Wailua River State Park, entry to Diamond Head State Monument and ‘Akaka Falls State Park, parking at Nu’uanu Pali State Wayside, ‘Iao Valley State Monument, Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, and other special uses.
Permits are required for camping/lodging and for special uses such as weddings and large gatherings.
Hawai‘i’s environment is unique, diverse, and fragile. Our resources are some of the most endangered in the world. This means we must all do our part to help sustain Hawai‘i’s valuable resources.
Please be a good visitor
- Pick up your litter
- Pack out what you pack in
- Do not damage the plants, animals, historic sites, and reefs
These resources are important elements of Hawai‘i’s past and our future.
Mahalo.
The Department of Land and Natural Resources receives financial support under the Federal Aid Programs. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the laws of the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the State of Hawaii prohibit discrimination on the basis or race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, of if you desire further information regarding Title IV, please write:
Office of Equal Opportunity
U.S. Department of Interior
Washington, D.C. 20240
