The county’s Kepaniwai Park in Iao Valley, which has been closed since the raging Wailuku River flooded the park and tore away a piece of the parking lot Sept. 13, will reopen Monday. The county ...

The Iao Valley State Monument on Maui is the latest destination in Hawaii to implement a new reservation system for out-of-state visitors. The new system begins as the park reopens, following a ...

Apr. 16—When Iao Valley State Monument soon reopens after a nine-month closure for a slope stabilization project, it will become the fourth state park in Hawaii to require advance reservations for ...

IAO VALLEY — Even at 4 years old, Noah “Kekai” Mina loved nature and was physically fit, trekking 20 miles through Haleakala Crater with his parents and a backpack filled with He-Man and G.I. Joe toys ...

The Needle at Iao Valley State Monument on Maui. Nonresidents must now make reservations to visit the park. Photo Credit: Hawai Department of Land and Natural Resources Out-of-state visitors to Iao ...

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IAO VALLEY (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a months-long closure, a popular attraction on the Valley Isle will finally reopen next week. And when it does, tourists will have to plan ahead if they want to ...

MAUI, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) -(Wailuku) – The popular Iao Valley State Monument has reopened on the Valley Isle. The state-run area was closed earlier this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to ...

After nine months of closure, Maui's popular Iao Valley Needle, or Kukaemoku, is scheduled to reopen on May 1. This time around, there will be one big difference: non-residents will have to book ...

Three hikers who became lost in the Iao Valley State Park were rescued via helicopter, the Maui Fire Department reported. Rescue personnel were notified of the lost hikers at around 5 p.m. on Thursday ...

Apr. 14—When Iao Valley State Monument soon reopens after a nine-month closure for a slope stabilization project, it will become the fourth state park in Hawaii to require advance reservations for ...