DLNR News Release – LAUNCH RAMP AT PORT ALLEN SMALL BOAT HARBOR REOPENS OCTOBER 2

What this means

Hawaiʻi's Department of Land and Natural Resources reopened the launch ramp at Port Allen Small Boat Harbor on Kauaʻi effective October 2, 2026, after an engineering inspection and sonar survey found the ramp safe and identified no navigational hazards in the harbor waters or seafloor. Harbor slips and moorings remain closed because of Hurricane Lowell damage, and boaters with access questions were directed to the Port Allen Harbor Office.

Official release

Source material from Hawaii Governor’s Office. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

DLNR News Release – LAUNCH RAMP AT PORT ALLEN SMALL BOAT HARBOR REOPENS OCTOBER 2

Posted on Oct 2, 2026 in Main, Newsroom

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

KA ‘OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA

RYAN K.P. KANAKAʻOLE

CHAIRPERSON

KA LUNA HOʻOKELE

DAVID D. DAY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE

LAUNCH RAMP AT PORT ALLEN SMALL BOAT HARBOR REOPENS OCTOBER 2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 2, 2026

LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – The launch ramp at Port Allen Small Boat Harbor has reopened effective immediately, Friday, October 2, 2026. The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation completed both an engineering site inspection and a sonar survey of the harbor waters and seafloor, confirming that the launch ramp is safe for use and there are no navigational hazards to boating.

Harbor slips and moorings are still closed due to the extensive damage from Hurricane Lowell.

“We understand the importance of this facility to the people of Kauaʻi and are using all available resources to ensure that their access to the ocean from Port Allen will be restored as quickly as possible,” said Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson Ryan Kanakaʻole.

Anyone with questions about harbor and ramp access is encouraged to contact the Port Allen Harbor Office at 808-335-8400.

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