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<br />Roxcie L. Waltjen <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />Maurice C. Messina <br /> <br />Wil Okabe <br />Deputy Director <br />Managing Director <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 6  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />(808) 961-8311  Fax (808) 961-8411 <br />Email: parks_recreation@hawaiicounty.gov <br />http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/parks-and-recreation/ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />November 27, 2018 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />th <br />Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park to Reopen as a Family Park on December 6 <br /> <br />Hawai‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation is informing the public that Isaac <br />th <br />Hale Beach Park, also known as Pohoiki Beach Park, will reopen on December 6 at <br />1:00 p.m., following a blessing ceremony. The public is invited to attend the blessing <br />ceremony. <br /> <br />This new park created is dedicated as a safe and peaceful place for our families. <br />Please kōkua to keep it a nice and safe place for the ‘ohana. <br /> <br />The emergency access roadway to the Pohoiki area, which is located on Highway 137 <br />th <br />near MacKenzie State Park, will open on December 6 at 12:00 p.m., and will remain <br />open from that date until further notice. The Department of Public Works advises <br />drivers to use caution and be alert while driving on the emergency roadway. <br /> <br />Relevant information about Isaac Hale Beach Park: <br /> There will be a 24-hour security presence. <br /> New park hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. <br /> There will be no camping until further notice. <br /> The park will not have an available water source, as lava damaged the county <br />water lines leading to the park. Park visitors are encouraged to bring plenty of <br />drinking water for hydration. <br /> Portable toilets will be available for public use until water is restored. <br /> The lava flow created four Natural Ocean Thermal Ponds. The Department of <br />Health is giving notice that these ponds are not disinfected and, due to the risk of <br />bacterial infections, the public should not enter these ponds if they have open <br />wounds. Enter these ponds at your own risk. <br /> There is a dangerous shore break on the new black sand beach and dangerous <br />ocean currents which could cause injury. Enter the ocean at your own risk. <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />