To help visitors plan ahead for temporary road closures that might impact their visit, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park launched a new webpage.
The page can be found at https://www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/temporary-road-closures.htm.
Pavement preservation work continues, and extended road closures will continue through June 1 while some park roads and infrastructure are repaired. Kulanaokuaiki Campground will be closed between April 12 and June 1.
Road closure schedule as of April 1:
• Mauna Loa Road is currently open for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians but will be closed during work hours from the gate past Kipukapuaulu when workers repave the road to the first cattleguard. The road will be closed from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. until Tuesday. The road past the gate will open to bicycles and pedestrians after 6 p.m. but will remain closed to vehicles.
• Hilina Pali Road is currently open in its entirety to the Hilina Pali Lookout but is slated for a seven-week closure starting April 12. The closure includes Kulanaokuaiki Campground. Work hours will be from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. April 12-June 1, Mondays through Fridays. Hilina Pali Road will open to bicycles and pedestrians after 6 p.m. on weekdays and be open all day Saturdays and Sundays and Memorial Day (May 31) but will remain closed to vehicles. Kulanaokuaiki Campground will remain closed from April 12-June 1.
Pavement preservation is needed to maintain and preserve roadways and includes patchwork such as fixing potholes, heaves and depressions. Some areas will be repaved and others will be treated with durable sealant.
There will be additional road closures, park improvements and other projects in the coming months not listed above. Those, and any changes in the schedule because of weather or other reasons, will be updated on the new webpage.