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After nine months of closure, Maui's popular Iao Valley Needle, or Kukaemoku, is scheduled to reopen on May 1. This time around, there will be one big difference: non-residents will have to book ...

IAO VALLEY — It’s been “so far so good” since Iao Valley State Monument reopened Monday with a new reservations system for out-of-state residents that aims to curb the number of daily visitors to the ...

The Needle at Iao Valley State Monument on Maui. Nonresidents must now make reservations to visit the park. Photo Credit: Hawai Department of Land and Natural Resources Out-of-state visitors to Iao ...

IAO VALLEY, Hawaii (KHON2) — Following recent wet weather on all islands, two individuals were rescued from the dangers of flash floods in Iao Valley. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, Maui ...

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- A girl and a man are safe from rising waters after Maui firefighters performed two rescues at Iao Valley. On Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, firefighters responded to a ...

IAO VALLEY (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a months-long closure, a popular attraction on the Valley Isle will finally reopen next week. And when it does, tourists will have to plan ahead if they want to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui fire crews rescued two people in a raging river in Iao Valley on Sunday amid torrential rains and flooding over the weekend. Just before 2 p.m., the Maui Fire ...

Mayor Michael Victorino speaks at a program on Friday in Iao Valley as the county will acquire properties that house the Hawaiian Language School Ke Kula o Pi‘ilani and the Hawai‘i Nature Center. The ...

Kukaemoku, more commonly known as Iao Needle, is one of the main attractions at Maui’s Iao Valley State Monument, which will reopen May 1 with a new reservation system for out-of-state visitors. He’s ...

Apr. 14—When Iao Valley State Monument soon reopens after a nine-month closure for a slope stabilization project, it will become the fourth state park in Hawaii to require advance reservations for ...