Note: This has since been resolved. The government shutdown may impact your 2013 fall Hawaii vacation. All Hawaii National Parks have been closed. To help you plan your Hawaii activities during this closure, we have created a list by island of what to expect. This list also includes suggestions of Hawaii State Parks you can visit. They remain open as well as the FAA, Department of Agriculture, TSA, and Customs.
Hawaii National Parks Closed and Suggested Hawaii State Parks to Visit
Big Island
Closed:
- Ala Kahakai National Historic Trails
- Volcanoes National Park
- Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
- Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park (City of Refuge)
- Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii Island
Open:
- Akaka Falls State Park
- Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
- Kalopa State Recreation Area
- Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
- Kohala Historical Sites State Monument
- Kona Coast (Kekaha Kai) State Park
- Lapakahi State Historical Park
- Lava Tree State Monument
- MacKenzie State Recreation Area
- Manuka State Wayside
- Mauna Kea State Recreation Area
- Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area
- Wailoa River State Recreation Area
- Wailuku River State Park
Kauai
Closed:
- Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Open:
- Ahukini State Recreation Pier
- Ha’ena State Park
- Koke’e State Park
- Nā Pali Coast State Wilderness Park
- Polihale State Park
- Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park
- Wailua River State Park
- Waimea Canyon State Park
- Waimea State Recreation Pier
Maui
Closed:
- Haleakala National Park
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center
Open:
- Haleki’i-Pihana Heiau State Monument
- ʻĪao Valley State Monument
- Kaumahina State Wayside Park
- Makena State Park
- Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area
- Pua’a Ka’a State Wayside Park
- Wai’anapanapa State Park
- Wailua Valley State Wayside Park
Molokai
Closed:
Open:
- Pala’au State Park
Oahu
Closed:
- USS Arizona Memorial
- USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
Open:
- The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor
- Battleship Missouri Memorial
- Ahupua’a O Kahana State Park known as Kahana Valley State Park
- ‘Aiea Bay State Recreation Area
- Diamond Head State Monument
- Hanauma Bay State Underwater Park
- He‘eia State Park
- ʻIolani Palace State Monument
- Kaʻena Point State Park
- Kaka’ako Waterfront Park
- Kea’iwa Heiau State Recreation Area
- Kewalo Basin
- Kūkaniloko Birthstones State Monument
- La’ie Point State Wayside
- Makapu‘u Point State Wayside
- Malaekahana State Recreation Area
- Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside
- Pu’u o Mahuka Heiau State Monument
- Pu’u ‘Ualaka’a State Wayside
- Royal Mausoleum State Monument
- Sand Island State Recreation Area
- Ulu Pō Heiau State Monument
- Wa’ahila Ridge State Recreation Area
- Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area
Beat of Hawaii photo at Mount Haleakala.
Your post says the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is closed but according to this article it has just reduced its hours. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reduce the days Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public, from seven to five days a week. The refuge will be closed each Sunday and Monday throughout the year starting February 2-3, 2014. Visitors will be able to visit the refuge Tuesday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., except most major holidays.
Might be time to update this topic?
Also, Kaimu State Beach Park on the Big Island of Hawaii is open all hours as always and is the site where the active lava flows.