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Puʻu Ōlaʻi at Mākena on Maui Reopens with Adjusted Weekend Hours

Puʻu Ōlaʻi sometimes referred to as “Little Beach” in Mākena State Park on Maui’s south shore, will reopen tomorrow, Saturday, March 13, after being closed for several months.

Pu‘u Ola‘i “Little Beach” at Mākena State Park to Close Temporarily

State officials are implementing an immediate closure of Puʻu Olaʻi “Little Beach,” at Mākena State Park on Maui following reports on Sunday of “beach parties with drum circles, nudity, illegal alcohol and other illicit substances, coupled with hundreds of mask-less people in close contact with one another.”

Ordnance Remnants Forces Partial Closure of Maui’s Mākena State Park

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks will close the Puʻuōlaʻi (Little Beach) area and a portion of Mākena Beach State Park in South Maui on Wednesday, Feb. 18, while DLNR staff and military ordnance experts conduct an investigation.

Injured Visitor Airlifted from Puʻuōlaʻi

A 56-year-old woman was airlifted from Puʻuōlaʻi in South Maui on Sunday after reports that she was unable to make her way down from the hill, officials said.