Hawaiʻi Island Trails & Access
Hawaiʻi Island is the youngest and largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and is home to a wide variety of ecosystems. From the wet forests of the Hāmākua coast, to the dry forests of the Kona side, to the kīpuka-dotted lava fields of Mauna Loa, hikers on Hawaiʻi Island have an amazing selection of places to explore and in which to learn about Hawaiʻi’s ecological, geological, and cultural history.
If you’re preparing for a hike and looking for use and access information on a specific trail, we host that information on the mobile app Outerspatial and in your web browser at the interactive Hawaiʻi Trails portal. The Hawaiʻi Trails portal also includes information for commercial trail vendors.
Hawaiʻi Island Nā Ala Hele Advisory Council
The Nā Ala Hele Advisory Councils provide advice and assistance to the department in implementing the Nā Ala Hele Program. There are seven councils: a statewide council and island councils for the islands of Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. Members of the advisory councils are appointed by the department chairperson and represent stakeholder groups, including hikers, hunters, bikers, equestrian riders, off-highway vehicles, Hawaiian cultural representatives or practitioners, fishers, environmentalists, affected landowners, or other trail and access advocates.
Meeting documents for the Hawaiʻi Island Advisory Council are posted and archived below. Meeting documents of the other advisory councils can be found on the statewide Nā Ala Hele page or their respective island pages. For more information, contact Nā Ala Hele staff.
Hawaiʻi Island Advisory Council Meeting Documents (Click to expand)
- 2/4/26 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 12/3/25 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 8/20/25 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, Attachment: Letter to Hawaii County Council re. General Plan, attachments]
- 6/18/25 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, Attachment: Letter to Mayor Alameda re. Waipio Road]
- 4/10/25 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, Attachment: Letter re. County General Plan]
- 2/12/25 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 12/11/24 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 10/2/24 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 6/20/24 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 4/23/24 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, HAR 13-130]
- 2/27/24 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, HAR 13-130, Meeting Summary, Meeting Recording (Passcode: 6h9Z=7W6]
- 12/13/23 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, HAR 13-130, Meeting Summary, Meeting Recording (Passcode: CY!0sPE@)]
- 9/20/23 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, HAR 13-130, Meeting Summary, Meeting Recording (Passcode: p=U+!4qU)]
- 7/19/23 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, RTP Project Table, HAR 13-130, Koai‘a Trails map, Kalōpā Trails map, Ala Kahakai trail sections map, Meeting Summary, Meeting Recording]
- 4/12/23 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, RTP Project Table, HAR 13-130]
- 2/15/23 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, RTP Project Table, Waipio letter to Mayor]
- 12/7/22 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, RTP Project Table]
- 09/28/22 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 06/16/22 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 04/20/22 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 02/14/22 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 06/16/21 Hawai‘i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 04/21/21 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 11/18/20 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 04/01/20 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 11/13/19 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda] [Minutes] [PWW Goals]
- 06/20/19 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 02/21/19 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes, Kea Ala O Kulani (Kulani Trails)]
- 11/15/18 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 08/30/18 Hawai’i Island Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 04/19/18 Hawaii Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
- 02/15/18 Hawaii Advisory Council [Agenda, Minutes]
Hawaiʻi Island Trails
Hawaiʻi Island Trail List (Click to expand)
Overview Map of the Hawaiʻi Island Trail System
For a visual overview of the complete Hawaiʻi Island Nā Ala Hele trail system, click the button below (Latest revision: November 9, 2023).
For the most complete and up-to-date information, and to see pages for other islands, please visit the Nā Ala Hele homepage.
