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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />June 26, 2020 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />County Reopens Online Camping Reservation System Effective 5:00 PM June 29 <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation will reopen its online <br />camping reservation system effective 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 29. <br /> <br />In accordance with Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 9 effective June 26, the <br />following County sites will reopen for camping on the respective dates: <br /> Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area – July 13, 2020 <br /> Spencer Park at ‘Ōhai‘ula Beach – July 13, 2020 <br /> Kohanaiki Beach Park – July 13, 2020 <br /> Laupāhoehoe Pt. Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> Kapa‘a Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> Māhukona Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> Ho‘okena Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> Punalu‘u Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> Whittington Beach Park – August 1, 2020 <br /> <br />All campsites will reopen with reduced maximum numbers of campers allowed. <br /> <br />Campers are reminded that Emergency Rule No. 9 closes all parks at 7 p.m. nightly to <br />those without valid camping permits. Campers are personally responsible for <br />disinfecting all common contact surfaces they use and must provide their own <br />disinfecting supplies/accessories, and maintain minimum physical separation between <br />all tents (10-feet) and between separate groups of campers (20-feet). <br /> <br />Online camping reservations for all sites (other than Ho‘okena) may be accessed at: <br />https://hawaiicounty.ehawaii.gov/camping/welcome.html <br />Online camping reservations for Ho‘okena Beach Park may be accessed at: <br />https://www.hookena.org/camping.html <br /> <br />Reservations may also be made in person at the Department of Parks and Recreation’s <br />Hilo office (Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi St, Suite 6) or West Hawai‘i Office (West Hawai‘i <br />Civic Center, Building B, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy). <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />