Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
Honolulu, HI Hours and Location

Hours

For our  Summer  session, Hanauma Bay is  open daily from 6:00a.m. until 7:00p.m.  except on Tuesdays. We are  closed all day on Tuesdays. Summer session lasts from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.

For our  Winter  session, Hanauma Bay is open  daily from 6:00a.m. until 6:00p.m.  except on Tuesdays. We are  closed all day on Tuesdays. Winter session begins two days after Labor Day Weekend and ends Memorial Day Weekend. 

Changes are possible at any time; for the latest information call the recorded information line at  (808) 396-4229 or (808) 395-2211

Admission

• 12 years + – $7.50 per person
• persons 12 years & younger&nbsp – Free admission
• Hawaii Resident with acceptable ID – Free admission
• $1.00 – Parking Fee

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, one of the most spectacular natural resources in Hawaii, is reaping the benefits of over a decade of moves to re-establish its pristine marine ecosystem. Recognizing the damage done by years of neglect and abuse by allowing some three million visitors annually, the City and County of Honolulu in 1990 laid out a plan to restore Hanauma to a clean, healthy state by reducing the number of visitors, establishing an education program, and instituting supportive restrictions.

The culmination of the protection and preservation efforts are the major upper and lower bay facility improvements, the heart of which is the award-winning Marine Education Center, that opened in August 2002. Hanauma now has a site where its education program flourishes. A short video welcomes residents and visitors, encouraging them to join staff and volunteers as stewards of this precious gift of Hanauma and other living reef environments they may visit.

Not a “beach park” for beach sport, but a Nature Preserve dedicated to safeguarding the fragile marine life in the Bay, Hanauma is the first Marine Life Conservation District in the State. We welcome you to be a part of our effort to protect and preserve the Bay.

Directions

• Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve is about 10 miles east of Waikiki just off the main coastal road (Kalaniana’ole Highway, Route 72). Address: 100 Hanauma Bay Road, Honolulu, Hawaii  96825.
• Plan to get to the bay early. The parking lot often fills early and you will be turned away if it is full. By getting an extra early start you will avoid long lines at the ticket booth and snorkel concession. CLOSED on Christmas Day and New Years Day.
• If you aren’t driving you can catch the number 22 bus from Waikiki, it runs down Kuhio Avenue. For information on routes and timetables call TheBus at  (808) 848-5555.
• You can rent masks, fins, snorkels and lockers at the beach.