County reopens James Kealoha Beach Park

KELSEY WALLING/Tribune-Herald A beachgoer walks down the newly repaved road at James Kealoha Beach Park Thursday in Keaukaha.
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The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation on Thursday reopened James Kealoha Beach Park (“Four Mile”) following complete repaving of the park’s roadway and parking areas.

“We are thankful for the hard work of the Department of Public Works Highways Division’s crew that prepped, paved and striped the park,” Parks and Rec Director Maurice Messina said in a press release. “They went above and beyond, returning this week to pave the public road the park exits onto, to ensure the experience of park users is a positive one from the moment they enter the park through the time they leave.”

The Keaukaha park’s one-way traffic pattern has been reestablished, coupled with a new system of reverse-angled parking.

New signs have been placed throughout the park to advise park users on the proper use of parking stalls and to identify areas where parking is prohibited.

For more information, call the Department of Parks and Recreation at 961-8311.