Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Skyline Road / Na Ala Hele Mauna Kea access road)
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 5:14 AM HST
By Associated Press
Off-highway vehicle riding area opened on the Big Island
HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ The state has opened two roads in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve on the Big Island to all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes.
Riders must obtain permits from the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife before using Skyline road and the Na Ala Hele Mauna Kea access road. They must also complete a liability waiver agreement.
The combined 40 miles of roadway circumnavigates Mauna Kea, following elevations from seven-thousand to ten-thousand feet.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources also announced it will prohibit off-highway vehicles from using old gravel quarries within the forest reserve.
Officials say race tracks at the quarry site have become extended into unauthorized trails that have degraded the quality of the native forest.
(Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Article Reference: KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Off-highway vehicle riding area opened on the Big Island
By Associated Press
Off-highway vehicle riding area opened on the Big Island
HILO, Hawaii (AP) _ The state has opened two roads in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve on the Big Island to all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes.
Riders must obtain permits from the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife before using Skyline road and the Na Ala Hele Mauna Kea access road. They must also complete a liability waiver agreement.
The combined 40 miles of roadway circumnavigates Mauna Kea, following elevations from seven-thousand to ten-thousand feet.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources also announced it will prohibit off-highway vehicles from using old gravel quarries within the forest reserve.
Officials say race tracks at the quarry site have become extended into unauthorized trails that have degraded the quality of the native forest.
(Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Article Reference: KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Off-highway vehicle riding area opened on the Big Island
