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 ...

The Iao Valley State Monument on Maui is the latest destination in Hawaii to implement a new reservation system for out-of-state visitors. The new system begins as the park reopens, following a ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Will McGough writes about travel destinations and outdoor adventures. Closed since last August for slope stabilization and ...

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 ...

What's the story here?Get your cameras ready: Kuka'emoku—or, the Iao Needle—is one of Maui's most-photographed spots. An erosional feature that rises up 1,200 feet from the valley floor, the Needle is ...

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 ...

Apr. 16—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 ...

WAILUKU -- Decrying the lack of community engagement, residents submitted a petition to state officials Thursday evening to halt some aspects of a $3 million project to upgrade Iao Valley state park.