The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will hold an open house on Saturday to go over plans to balance recreational use with the preservation of cultural and historical sites at Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park on Hawaii island.

Curt Cottrell, DLNR state parks administrator, said in a news release, “We’ve made a concerted effort to integrate planning for the bay and ocean recreation with the land-based park and the concerns of the local community.”

The 4-acre park is the site of the first extensive contact between Hawaiians and Westerners with the arrival of Capt. James Cook in 1778.

The open house, slated for 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Konawaena Elementary School, 81-901 Onouli Road, Kealakekua, will be followed by a discussion from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

DLNR’s Division of State Parks is hosting the event in partnership with Belt Collins Hawaii as part of the planning process for the park’s master plan update and an environmental impact statement. Materials can be reviewed at dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/. Comments will be accepted until Feb. 28.