COUNTY’S HONUʻAPO LANDS IN KAʻŪ TO REOPEN

COUNTY’S HONUʻAPO LANDS IN KAʻŪ TO REOPEN
The Department of Parks and Recreation announces all public lands north of the estuary at
Honuʻapo in Kaʻū will reopen on Thursday, February 24. The area has been closed since October
7, 2021, to protect the public’s safety and welfare related to the bagasse fires that are ongoing
throughout the area.
“We understand the importance of this place for our Kaʻū community and have worked
diligently to make the area safe to reopen to the public,” said Mayor Mitch Roth. “As we
welcome back the community to a favorite fishing and lounging spot, we would like to extend a
huge thanks to our Public Work’s Highways crew and our Firefighters for their work over the
past few months. Reopening wouldn’t be possible without them.”
Hawai‘i Fire Department reports that the area has significantly cooled, and the Department of
Public Works has completed a fencing project that will maintain a safe perimeter around the
affected areas.
For more information, please call Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Okinaka at 932-2906.