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12/04/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/04/2025 16:26

Two roads reopen in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

News Release Date:
December 4, 2025

Contact: Jessica Ferracane, 808-985-6018

HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - Mauna Loa Road past Kīpukapuaulu and Hilina Pali Road beyond the Maunaiki Trailhead are now open due to reduced fire danger. Park managers closed the roads to vehicles in late July due to elevated fire danger during persistently dry weather.

Campfires and open-flame cooking fires are again permitted at Nāmakanipaio Campground and Kīpukapuaulu day use area. Propane and gas cooking stoves are also allowed.

Nearly all wildfires in Hawaiʻi are caused by people. The best way to fight wildfire is before it starts. Heat from vehicle exhaust systems can ignite dry grass; park cars on paved areas or where vegetation is trimmed and cleared.

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