Kauai Beach in Hawaii reopens to the public.
Black Pot Beach Park It is the best known and most popular public park in the hanalei bay between the mouth of the hanalei river and the hanalei pier . This park is located in the island of kauai , one of the oldest and the fourth largest in the Hawaiian archipelago.
The beauty of its coast and beaches has been the protagonist of numerous films such as Lilo & Stitch from Disney or jurassic-park . The west facing beach offers wonderful sunset views across the bay towards Mount Makana, also known as Bali Hai.
Its park has always had bathrooms, showers and picnic tables, and it is common for many people to enjoy it for meetings and barbecues, as well as water sports such as kayaking. Nevertheless everything was destroyed when in April 2018 the Hanalei River overflowed its banks due to heavy rains, causing numerous damages in the Bay that forced to close.
The remodeling has been carried out for one year with a budget of 6 million dollars And though it's not finished yet a part has been opened to the public this July.
"Construction work on the Black Pot is still ongoing, however we know the public is eager to return to their iconic park and therefore we have decided to conduct a phased opening," said Mayor Derek SK Kawakami. last July 22.
The island of Kauai.
“The facilities of parking lot and temporary restrooms are available for park users, while we continue to work on the permanent station and additional parking areas. We ask the public to continue to pay attention to signage and other new rules so that we can continue to keep the park open for the remainder of the construction period."
And what are those new rules? For now, they warn that all visitors (of course Hawaiians are exempt) You must make a reservation in advance to enter the park at a cost of $1.05.
There is a limit of 900 visitors per day and no one will be able to enter without your ticket, no matter if you go on foot or by car. If you decide to go by car you will have to make an additional reservation, here you can find more information.
The local Kauai community It has been the one who has suffered the damage of the devastating floods, that is why the rules are aimed at favoring their day to day life. In addition, it has been created Aloha Pledge , an organization with the purpose of raising awareness about the protection of the natural spaces of Hawaii.