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Kaiwi First Day Hike 2026 and ‘Year of Our Coastal Kuleana’ campaign
As the new year’s first daylight reaches the islands, participants experience protocol and sound that reflect Hawaiʻi’s deep cultural roots. It reminds us that this landscape is not just scenery, it is a living place that carries kuleana, our collective responsibility to care for it.
Case study unveiled on community-led management of Hawaiʻi State Parks
“The Transformation of Hā‘ena State Park,” is described as a comprehensive playbook that details how this once overcrowded, overtaxed, and over-loved park – literally at the end of the road on Kauaʻi’s north shore, has experienced a complete makeover.
Diamond Head State Monument Reopens to Visitors After Nine-Month Closure
Diamond Head State Monument on Oʻahu reopened at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 since closing exactly nine months ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands of Dollars of Damage Done to Sign at Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline
The DLNR Division of State Parks was notified Monday morning of the vandalism of a state-owned $20,000 moveable, digital sign located at the Makapu‘u Lighthouse trailhead. The sign was reportedly damaged sometime Sunday night at the Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline Park.
