Visitors and locals should be on the lookout for upcoming partial and full closures at a popular Windward Oʻahu destination, starting next Monday.
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden will be periodically closed from Nov. 24 to Dec. 19 to have its roads repaved.
The park will still be open to visitors on some days, but certain areas and parking lots will be off limits following this schedule:
- Monday, Nov. 24 – Wednesday, Nov. 26: Kahua Nui to Kahua Hau closed
- Dec. 1 – 5: Kahua Hau to Kahua Kuou closed
- Dec. 8 – 19: Full garden closure, repaving from Kahua Kuou to Luluku Road
The entire garden will be closed from Dec. 8 to 19 to pave the final part of the access road.
Recreational activities like fishing and camping in the gardens have been suspended and will resume in 2026.
Honolulu’s Department of Parks and Recreation said this project could take longer than expected, depending on the weather. The garden is also closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day.
The public recently took part in a three-week poll to decide when to close Hoʻomaluhia for a day of rest weekly. The result? The garden will be closed on Thursdays beginning Jan. 8, 2026.
The garden’s annual attendance has risen from under 200,000 in 2015 to over 650,000 in 2024.
“Through the process we also gained lots of other valuable insight from the neighboring community on their experiences with the botanical garden, including the impact garden visitors and their vehicles have on the ‘ōpala pick-up for residents on Luluku Road,” Honolulu Botanical Garden Director Joshlyn Sand said in a previous statement.
Another popular Department of Parks and Recreation spot, Hanauma Bay, already observes days of rest on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Updates and a full breakdown of what areas will be open can be found here. Learn more about the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden on its website.
