HILO - Access is being restored to Kahauale?a Natural Area Reserve on Hawai?i Island, effective October 4, 2024 at noon. The Kahauale?a Trail, also known as the Captain’s Trail, will also reopen at the same time.

The reserve was closed in mid-September due to unsafe conditions related to volcanic activity at K?lauea Volcano. That activity has subsided, allowing restoration of public access. DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) encourages visitors to Kahauale?a to check eruption information from the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory web page before visiting.

For general information about closures of trails and Natural Area Reserves on the Big Island, call DOFAW at 808-974-4221.