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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

 

News Release

     LINDA LINGLE              

           GOVERNOR

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                                                                                                                                       LAURA H. THIELEN, CHAIRPERSON

                                                                                                                                       Phone: (808) 587-0401

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For Immediate Release: December 28, 2007

  

DLNR To Close Pu'u 'Ualaka'a Park Early
On New Year's Eve

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will close the entrance gate to Pu‘u ‘Ualaka‘a (Round Top) State Park, early, at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 31, 2007 (New Year’s Eve).

“We are closing the park early to discourage use of fireworks, which is prohibited in state parks, and to protect the public and natural resources of the area,” said DLNR chairperson Laura H. Thielen.

The park will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, opening at 7 a.m. and closing at 6:45 p.m.

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For more information, contact:
Deborah Ward
DLNR Public Information Office
Phone: (808) 587-0320