The Hawaiʻi County Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area (formerly Mauna Kea Recreation Area) will be closed on March 12, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. due to a scheduled power outage.
HELCO will be doing emergency pole replacement work in the vicinity of Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area and requires the de-energizing of the substation feeding the park.
Please plan to travel through this area with the knowledge that the public restrooms and amenities at this park will not be available during this timeframe. Again, the Department of Parks and Recreation would like to thank the community for their understanding as we work to improve the conditions at this park.
For more information, please call HELCO’s Dispatch office at (808) 969-666