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May.29.2021
Two popular trails in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park that were closed to protect native ʻōhiʻa trees from a deadly fungus have reopened.
Kona Trail, Glover Trail, and the Kahuku Visitor Contact Station in the park’s Kahuku Unit had been under quarantine to stop the fungus known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, or ROD from spreading. The trails and visitor center reopened after park staff built a decontamination station near the trailhead and now require visitors to sanitize their footwear before entering and exiting the trails.
“We are so pleased to welcome visitors back to Kona and Glover trails, and to the Visitor Contact Station where they can once again safely engage with our rangers,” Kahuku Manager Travis Heinrich said. “Many in our community have waited patiently for this and we mahalo [thank] you for your understanding. We urge everyone to comply with park policies to keep each other safe from COVID-19, and ʻōhiʻa trees safe from ROD.