Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

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Overview

Along the western coastline of the Island of Hawaiʻi lies the hot, rugged lava of Kaloko-Honokōhau. This seemingly barren and harsh landscape does not appear to be suitable for human existence, and yet, long before written history, the Hawaiian people built a thriving settlement upon this ʻaʻā lava.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Biking
  • Fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Hiking
  • Front-Country Hiking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Wildlife Watching
  • Birdwatching
  • Park Film
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store

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Plan your visit

Hours

Operating Hours and Seasons: The Park Visitor Center (Hale Hoʻokipa) is open daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The physical address is 74-4968 Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy (please note that this is not a mailing address), and our contact number is 808-326-9057. The parking area is open daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Vehicles must be removed from the parking area by 4:00 PM. The Kaloko Road gate is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. An alternative entrance, which provides shorter access to 'Ai'opio Fishtrap, is reached by following Kealakehe P

Getting there

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park is located on the west coast of the island of Hawai'i, approximately 3 miles south of the Keahole International Airport (Kailua-Kona Airport) and 3 miles north of the town of Kailua-Kona, on the ocean side of Highway 19. The visitor center, Hale Ho'okipa, is located half a mile north of the entrance to Honokōhau Harbor. The Kaloko Road gate is located across the highway from the Kaloko New Industrial Park (across from the big yellow "Kona Trade Center" building).

Visitor centers

Weather

The weather in the park is typically hot and sunny, with temperatures in the upper 80's.

Phone: 8083296881

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Aerial view of fishpond
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · NPS Photo
White sand beach at the base of a large volcano.
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · NPS Photo
Kōlea bird
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · NPS Photo
Underwater photograph of ʻōpaeʻula (shrimp).
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · NPS Photo
Group of kids form a traditional procession along the beach.
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park · NPS Photo

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