IAO VALLEY — The same look of incredulity crosses every visitor’s face when they realize the 69-year-old man sitting in front of them scaled the Iao Needle 50 years ago. “Insane,” Aiea ...

The Wailuku park, which includes a short trail to the Iao Needle lookout and a paved path that loops through an ethnobotanical garden, has been closed since Aug. 1 for the final phase of a $4 ...

State park officials expect the iconic visitor destination with Iao Needle to reopen Dec. 16, or sooner if possible. The park was reopened in August during a hiatus in construction work and ...

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 ...

Kukaemoku, more commonly known as Iao Needle, is one of the main attractions at Maui’s Iao Valley State Monument, which will reopen May 1 with a new reservation system for out-of-state visitors ...

Iao Valley State Monument has reopened and is the latest Hawaii park to require a reservation from out-of-state tourists. Entry for the park is $5 per person.

The popular Maui visitor destination is known for its short trail to a scenic view of Kukaemoku (aka the Iao Needle). Standing 1,200 feet high, it's a unique geological feature caused by erosion.

MAUI (KHNL) - Iao Valley on Maui is one of Hawaii's most visited natural attractions. Each year, three fourth's of a million people make the short trek to a view point to see the Iao needle and to ...

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 ...