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Beginning June 1, daily entrance fees at all national parks in Hawaii, including Haleakala National Park and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, will increase.
The 2016 per-person fee (the rate bicyclists and pedestrians pay) will change from $8 to $10. The 2016 motorcycle fee will go from $10 to $15. The 2016 per-vehicle three-day pass will rise from $15 to $20.
The cost of the tri-park annual pass will remain $25 in 2016. It is considered a kamaaina pass because it permits unlimited entry for one year to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park and Haleakala National Park.
The price of the pass will increase to $30 in 2017.
Campsite changes
New fees are also planned for all Hawaii island backcountry and front-country campsites, including Kulanaokuaiki Campground — $10 per site per night.
Backcountry campsites will have a stay limit of three consecutive nights, while the front-country campsites are limited to seven consecutive nights.
Currently, camping is free, except at Namakanipaio Campground, which is managed by Hawaii Volcanoes Lodge Co. The new camping permit fees are similar to other public camping fees statewide.
In addition, entrance fees will rise for commercial tour companies. Road-based tour vans carrying one to six people now pay a $25 base fee and $8 per person to enter the park.
The commercial per-person entrance rates will increase to $10 on June 1 and $12 in 2017, and will remain at $12 through 2021. The base fee will not change. Nonroad-based tour companies such as hiking companies don’t pay base rates but their per-person entrance fees will increase under the new rate plans.
Recreational entrance fees do not apply to people under 16, or holders of the tri-park pass or America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands senior, access or military passes. These passes may be obtained at the parks or online.
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