Within the final couple of years, charges to go to Hawaii state parks have gone up significantly. Many who was free for everybody to go to now have a price for each parking and entry. These charges are required for non-residents solely as Hawaii state residents are exempt.
It was solely again in October 2020 when many new or elevated parking charges went into impact for Hawaii state parks. (You may learn our protection of these charges here.) Now, efficient April 19, 2021, new entrance charges have gone into impact on prime of these new or elevated parking prices.
The rising price an implementation of recent charges has been a bit quick. For instance, on March 1, 2021, a model new parking fee and reservation system was instituted for non-Hawaii visitors at Waianapanapa State Park off the highway to Hana. That parking reservation price is $10. Now, efficient April 19, 2021, non-resident guests should pay $5 per individual to enter the park on prime of the parking price. So, for instance, a pair from the mainland who wish to go to Wai’anapanapa should pay $20 to go to — that’s $10 for a parking price plus $5 per individual entrance price. That’s a considerable enhance in lower than two months, when, previous to March 1, 2021, it was free for all to go to.
Right here’s an inventory of all of the Hawaii state parks that simply applied a brand new entrance price efficient April 2021:
Kauai
- Ha’ena – this park requires pre-paid reservations as nicely.
- Kokee & Waimea Canyon – the identical parking and entrance charges apply for each of those adjoining parks.
Oahu
- Diamond Head
- Nu’uanu Pali Lookout – per their web site, the parking price has gone as much as $7 per non-resident car. It seems that a per individual entrance price will not be required.
Maui
Hawaii (Massive) Island
Except Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, all the opposite listed parks have added a $5 per individual entrance price. These parks have completely different strategies and processes for fee, so test their official pages for his or her insurance policies. Within the above listing, we’ve linked to the official state park pages.
We’ve been protecting Hawaii journey for 15 years and we bear in mind when all these state parks, besides Diamond Head, had been free for anybody to go to. Now, in case you’ll excuse us, we’ll be busy updating all our articles about these parks so as to add entrance price info.
