9/11/26 – ALA WAI SMALL BOAT HARBOR RECREATIONAL USER PARKING LOT REOPENED AFTER REPAIRS FROM HURRICANE LOWELL

ALA WAI SMALL BOAT HARBOR RECREATIONAL USER PARKING LOT REOPENED AFTER REPAIRS FROM HURRICANE LOWELL HONOLULU – The Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor recreational user parking lot on Oʻahu reopened today at 2 p.m. following clean-up and repairs to areas damaged by Hurricane Lowell. The parking lot had been closed since Tuesday while the heavy machinery and crews performed the necessary restoration work. In the pre-dawn hours of September 08, 2026, as Lowell was passing to the north of the state, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) staff discovered the parking lot had been filled with boulders, sand and water — and that parts of the asphalt were damaged, creating safety hazards. DOBOR moved quickly to remove all debris while engineers conducted safety inspections and organized repair of hazard areas.

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