Kamakoa Nui Park Sports Fields Reopening Celebration Scheduled for May 4

Kamakoa Nui Park Sports Fields Reopening Celebration Scheduled for May 4

The community is invited to celebrate the reopening of the sports fields at Kamakoa Nui Park in Waikōloa during a free event at the park on Sunday, May 4.

The reopening celebration will start at 10 a.m. and include a blessing, open flag football games, activities, facepainting, information booths, league softball games, giveaways and refreshments.

“We are excited to welcome the community back to Kamakoa Nui Park’s revitalized sports fields,” said County of Hawaiʻi Mayor Kimo Alameda. “This reopening is the result of a partnership between the County and the private sector, and it reflects our commitment to provide quality recreational spaces that support the health and wellbeing of our residents.”

Kamakoa Nui Park is at the corner of Kamakoa Drive and Paniolo Avenue in Waikōloa Village. It includes a skate park, ballfield, multi-purpose sports field, and a comfort station.

However, the sports fields at the park have been closed for several years after components of the park’s water supply and irrigation system failed, leading to the demise of the grassed areas of the park and rendering the sports fields unusable.

In 2023, Waikōloa Heights Land Investors, which is developing the Nānā Kai subdivision directly across from the park, reached an agreement with the County to invest approximately $1 million in private funding to restore the irrigation system and the grass turf on the fields.

The developer has made significant improvements to the field, and the Department of Parks & Recreation is reopening the fields for use by local sports teams and the general public.

Inquiries related to reserving fields at Kamakoa Nui may be directed to the Waikōloa
Recreation Office at (808) 883-6100.

Kamakoa Nui Park is located at 68-1839 Kamakoa Drive, Waikōloa.

View a photo of the sports fields here.

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