12/30/25 – KAIWI FIRST DAY HIKE 2026 AND “YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA” CAMPAIGN

Posted on Dec 30, 2025 in News Releases, slider, State Parks JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KAIWI FIRST DAY HIKE 2026 AND DLNR “YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA” CAMPAIGN HONOLULU – As dawn breaks over the Kaiwi Channel on January 1, hundreds will once again gather at Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline for Hawaiʻi’s iconic First Day Hike, an experience that blends cultural protocol and community connection to place. This year’s event carries special significance, serving as a precursor to the “Year of Our Coastal Kuleana,” which Governor Josh Green will launch on January 9 at a proclamation signing ceremony. The campaign calls on all who live in and visit Hawaiʻi to care for our coastlines with intention, respect and responsibility. This marks the 13th anniversary of the Kaiwi First Day Hike, reconnecting people to the land, sea and one another at the threshold of a new year. Since Hawaiʻi joined the nationwide First Day Hikes movement in 2012, the Kaiwi sunrise walk has become one of the most well-attended First Day Hike events in the country, at times drawing as many as 700 participants. Unlike rugged summit hikes elsewhere, Kaiwi’s First Day Hike is a one-mile paved
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