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The Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve reopened to the public on Dec. 9.
The Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, a popular snorkeling and swimming destination on Oahu, reopened on Dec. 9 with new protocols that include limiting the number of visitors.
The nature preserve, which shut down in March, will be capping visitors at 720 each day, less than half of the 2,000 who would normally visit on a given day before the pandemic. The sheltered bay on Oahu s southeastern coast is managed by the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation could expect as many as 840,000 visitors annually prior to 2020.
At a press conference announcing the reopening, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell said the government is attempting to balance access to recreation with conservation. In addition to the limit on visitors, the preserve will be closed two days per week (Mondays and Tuesdays) rather than the previous one day per week. The area will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a maximum of 120 people admitted per hour u