Originally Posted by
OliverB
Btw, I've read that you can apply for landing permits and the gov issues 10 per day.
Could you please explain how this works and what that essentially means?
Thanks again!!
If you want to land at the monument, you must take a guided tour offered by one of only three authorized vendors. You cannot land at the monument unless you are on one of these special guided tours. As I said above, you cannot land at the monument just by renting a private kayak rental. It is very strictly enforced.
Division of State Parks | Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park
KA‘AWALOA (KEALAKEKUA BAY) PERMITS FOR 2018-2019
In order to access the land at or visit Ka’awaloa Flat (the location of the Captain Cook Monument), visitors have only two options:
Hike from the uplands via the historic Ka’awaloa Trail.
Take a guided kayak tour through one of the three permitted commercial vendors listed on this page.
Transiting the bay by individuals is allowed so long as the vessel has a valid permit (both private and commercial rental vessels). Permitted vessels are prohibited from landing at Ka’awaloa flat, or launching from Napo’opo’o wharf. Visitors do NOT need to acquire their own permits when renting a kayak, but must confirm from the vessel owner that the vessel they rent possesses a valid permit for transiting the bay.
There are currently 3 authorized kayak tour companies that may launch from the Napo’opo’o wharf and land at Ka’awaloa – with strict requirements that include site stewardship and the management, containment and subsequent removal of any human waste while at Ka’awaloa Flat.