TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Road closures scheduled this weekend in Kalāheo

This story was updated at 7:12 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Kauaʻi Police Department advises the public about temporary road closures scheduled this weekend in Kalāheo for the Kalāheo Guava Country Celebration Parade, hosted by Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala.

Closures are slated for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31, on the following roads:

• Hokua Road (from Kaumualiʻi Highway to Puʻu Road).
• Puʻu Road (from Hokua Road to Papalina Road).
• Papalina Road (from Puʻu Road to Kaumualiʻi Highway).

Police also advise that motorists should expect delays and drive with caution while the closures are in effect.

Stay after the parade and find a ton of fun in the heart of Kalāheo.

The daylong celebration is hosted by Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, including 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival 5th place Miss Aloha Hula winner Jelacia Naomi Waiauokalaniākea Peralta.

It will also honor late Kumu Leinā’ala Pavao Jardin.

The celebration starts at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Enjoy:

• Live music and hula.
• Line dancing.
• Pony and hay rides.
• ʻOno food, baked goods and malasadas.
• Charming Country Store.

The parade route is from Kalāheo Elementary to Kalāheo Neighborhood Center.

Admission is free, so bring your entire ʻohana, all of your friends and the whole neighborhood to celebrate community, culture and aloha spirit.

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