{"id":303914,"date":"2025-11-20T21:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303914\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:06:11","slug":"parking-management-systems-to-be-introduced-at-four-more-state-parks-in-hawai%ca%bbi-maui-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/303914\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking management systems to be introduced at four more state parks in Hawai\u02bbi : Maui Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   November 20, 2025, 6:00 AM HST  <\/p>\n<p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iao-valley-parking-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40885\" style=\"width:760px;height:auto\"\/>\u02bb\u012aao Valley State Monument on Maui already has a parking management system in place.  File photo by Wendy Osher.<\/p>\n<p>Four popular Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0state\u00a0parks\u00a0will implement parking management and fee systems for nonresidents and commercial vehicles,\u00a0a move designed to enhance visitor experiences, improve traffic flow and ensure that park resources are cared for sustainably.<\/p>\n<p>The fee structure will follow the same format as the current system in place for the 10\u00a0 parks that already charge parking fees for nonresidents, with Hawai\u02bbi residents continuing to receive free parking. The parks being added are:<\/p>\n<p>Wailuku River State Park\u00a0and\u00a0Kekaha Kai State Park\u00a0on Hawai\u02bbi Island<\/p>\n<p>Wailua River State Park\u00a0on Kaua\u02bbi<\/p>\n<p>Pu\u02bbu \u02bbUalaka\u02bba State Wayside\u00a0on O\u02bbahu<\/p>\n<p>The approved permits authorize private operators\u00a0to\u00a0implement systems that help manage traffic, improve safety and reduce vehicle break-ins, as well as make fee payment more convenient. These funds will continue to support park maintenance, facility upgrades and long-term resource protection.<\/p>\n<p>ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD<\/p>\n<p>DLNR Division of State Parks\u00a0Acting\u00a0Administrator\u00a0Alan Carpenter\u00a0said, \u201cWe\u2019re always looking for ways to make our parks more enjoyable for both residents and visitors. These partnerships allow us to provide more consistent visitor management while ensuring that the revenues collected are reinvested directly into our parks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The selected companies include\u00a0Diamond Parking Services LLC, which will manage parking at Wailuku River and Kekaha Kai State Parks;\u00a0Republic Parking Northwest LLC, which will manage parking at Wailua River State Park; and\u00a0Pro Park Inc., which will manage Pu\u02bbu \u02bbUalaka\u02bba State Wayside on O\u02bbahu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafe and efficient parking management is an important part of the overall visitor experience,\u201d added\u00a0Carpenter. \u201cThese improvements will help us maintain a balance between visitor access and\u00a0keeping these highly popular parks free and accessible to residents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November 20, 2025, 6:00 AM HST \u02bb\u012aao Valley State Monument on Maui already has a parking management system&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[157872,192,157873,157874,157875,157876,157877,157878,157879,157880,79,157881,157882,157883],"class_list":["post-303914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-diamond-parking-services","tag-environment","tag-ualakaa-state-wayside","tag-kekaha-kai-state-park","tag-parking-management-hawaii","tag-parking-management-state-park","tag-pro-park-inc","tag-puu-ualakaa","tag-puu-ualakaa-state-wayside","tag-republic-parking-northwest","tag-science","tag-wailua-river-state-park","tag-wailuku-river","tag-wailuku-river-state-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}