The Mauna Loa Forest Reserve is now open following a months long closure due to the November 2022 Mauna Loa eruption.

In addition, Unit A of the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and Game Management Area South of Daniel K. Inouye Highway across from the Gil Kahele Recreation Area, also known as the “slice has also reopened.

The Department of Forestry and Wildlife is asking the public to stay off the 2022 lava flow to protect themselves from hazardous conditions. These include, but are not limited to, hot spots with high temperatures, unstable footing, and sharp lava rocks.

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