Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park

National Historical Park · Hawaii

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Sun rises over Hualālai volcano as seen from the Kaloko fishpond wall
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Hours

Operating Hours and Seasons

Usual hours: Operating Hours and Seasons
Every dayAll Day

The Park Visitor Center (Hale Hoʻokipa) is open daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The physical address is 74-4968 Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy (please note that this is not a mailing address), and our contact number is 808-326-9057.

The parking area is open daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Vehicles must be removed from the parking area by 4:00 PM.

The Kaloko Road gate is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily.

An alternative entrance, which provides shorter access to 'Ai'opio Fishtrap, is reached by following Kealakehe P

Visitor centers

Hale Ho'okipa Visitor Center

Hale Ho'okipa Visitor Center

Usual hours: Hale Ho'okipa Visitor Center
Every day8:30AM - 4:00PM

The park's visitor center is open every day of the year except one day in mid October for the Ironman Triathlon due to the Highway being closed.

Visitor center page on nps.gov: Hale Ho'okipa Visitor Center

Events in the next few days

  • Noʻeau Hoʻoniho (Skillful Setting of Stones) with Benson Chong

    · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Free

About this park

Along the western coastline of the Island of Hawaiʻi lies the hot, rugged lava of Kaloko-Honokōhau. This seemingly barren and harsh landscape does not appear to be suitable for human existence, and yet, long before written history, the Hawaiian people built a thriving settlement upon this ʻaʻā lava.