Lahaina Town Shoreline Access
Last updated on June 2025
Last updated on June 2025
Beginning Saturday, May 24, 2025, access to the shoreline on the north and south ends of Lahaina Harbor were made available for recreational, noncommercial purposes.
For access to the north end of the harbor, Lahaina Restoration Foundation is providing parking at the Baldwin Home parking lot via Dickenson Street. Access to the ocean is allowed via a marked path from Dickenson Street to the stairwell makai of the library lot. Surfers going to the Harbors surf spot are encouraged to enter there.
For access to the south end of the harbor, the County-owned parking lot at 500 Front St. will be open during daylight hours. Beach access will be allowed via a marked path along Kamehameha Iki Park, which remains closed. Surfers going to the Breakwall surf spot or the inside right are encouraged to enter there.
The public is asked to follow signs on the marked paths and stay out of barricaded and fenced-off areas; entry to private property is not allowed. Parking along barricades is prohibited.
Under this recreational shoreline access plan, barricades restricting access to Waineʻe Street have been removed and Dickenson Street is open to the Baldwin Home parking lot.
In addition, Honoapi‘ilani Highway intersections with Pāpalaua, Prison and Dickenson streets may remain closed and barricaded, depending on Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation work on traffic signals.
Plans to remove the remaining barricades in Lahaina town, as well as the return of commercial activities at the harbor, are currently being coordinated by County and State agencies and will be communicated to the public once finalized.