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Akaka Falls State Park temporarily closes weekdays for rockfall mitigation work

Akaka Falls State Park along the Hāmākua Coast of Hawaiʻi Island is spread across 65 acres and includes two waterfalls.
Department of Land and Natural Resources
Akaka Falls State Park along the Hāmākua Coast of Hawaiʻi Island is spread across 65 acres and includes two waterfalls.

Akaka Falls State Park on Hawaiʻi Island will temporarily close on weekdays starting Wednesday to undergo rockfall mitigation work.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of State Parks says the project should run through the end of the month.

The work includes rock slope scaling, installation of anchored wire mesh and the application of concrete to the hillside.

The construction zone will be limited to the hillside between the parking lot and the pedestrian walkway below.

The park will be open on weekends and holidays throughout the construction period.

Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi is a general assignment reporter at Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Her commitment to her Native Hawaiian community and her fluency in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi has led her to build a de facto ʻōiwi beat at the news station. Send your story ideas to her at khiraishi@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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