Park closure, cleanup scheduled for northern-portion of Ulehawa Beach Park

By Nathan Serota
November 14, 2024
City News, DPR News

Parking lot and comfort station to remain open during November 21 – November 30, 2024 closure

(Left) Map of Ulehawa Beach Park indicating the closure area in red. (Right) Flyer for the volunteer clean-up event, organized by Councilmember Andria Tupola.

O‘AHU – The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in conjunction with Councilmember Andria Tupola, announces the scheduled closure for the northern-portion of Ulehawa Beach Park from Thursday, November 21 at 10 p.m. until Saturday, November 30 at 5 a.m.

The roughly quarter-mile stretch of coastline will be closed from the Ulehawa Stream to just past Prince Kahanu Avenue in Nānākuli. The adjacent park comfort station (bathroom building) and parking lot will remain open during the closure. During the closure, City crews and volunteers will conduct a variety of cleanup efforts. This includes Stored Property Ordinance enforcement, utilizing DPR staff from across O‘ahu, Department of Facility Maintenance personnel, and officers with the Honolulu Police Department.

Following this enforcement, volunteers from the community and Councilmember Tupola’s office will join DPR staff to remove any remnant ‘ōpala (trash). Everyone is invited to join the effort on Saturday, November 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. meeting at the Ulehawa Beach Park parking lot. Please wear covered-toe shoes, heavy-duty gloves, hat, and sun protection. If can, please register ahead of time with Councilmember Tupola’s office by emailing atupola@honolulu.gov . Mahalo in advance for your kokua!

We appreciate the patience and understanding of the Nānākuli community while this park is closed for these clean-up efforts. A similar park closure and clean-up effort for the southern-portion of this beach park was conducted in late April of this year, resulting in the removal of nearly three tons of trash and over 10 cubic yards of recycled metal.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service, other accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for a language other than English in reference to this announcement, please contact the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation at (808) 768-3003 on weekdays from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or email parks@honolulu.gov at least three business days before the scheduled event. Without sufficient advanced notice, it may not be possible to fulfill requests.