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Metal Detecting at Manukā State Wayside in Hawaii Island, Hawaii
Hawaii State Parks permits metal detecting devices on sand beaches only and requires natural and cultural resources to remain undisturbed.
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Can you metal detect at Manukā State Wayside?
No qualifying detector zone established. Hawaii State Parks permits metal detecting devices on sand beaches only and requires natural and cultural resources to remain undisturbed.
Permit/authorization: site-specific — Metal detectors are allowed by the statewide park rule only on sand beaches.
Evidence freshness: verified , Grade A, confidence 100/100. Recheck the official source before travel.
Current verified decision
What the current evidence actually allows
Evidence: Grade A · 100/100 · verified 2026-09-01 · freshness Current · revalidation due 2026-12-30 · source conflict none identified.
Map and public access reference
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Legal status and controlling rule
Hawaii State Parks permits metal detecting devices on sand beaches only and requires natural and cultural resources to remain undisturbed.
Where detecting is allowed
No detector area is inferred because the current park directory does not identify a sand-beach recreation zone for this property.
Restricted or prohibited areas
Non-sand-beach park lands and all protected natural, geological, historical and archaeological features.
Permit and digging rules
Permit: site-specific
Metal detectors are allowed by the statewide park rule only on sand beaches.
Digging: Do not dig or disturb soil unless the controlling rule and exact site authorization allow it.
Water and artifact rules
Water detecting: Exact beach, shoreline and water rules follow the controlling manager; ordinary public access does not itself authorize detector recovery.
Historic/artifact rule: Historical, archaeological, cultural, geological and paleontological resources are protected; leave qualifying finds undisturbed and report them when required.
Verification record
This page is published only after its legal and access evidence passes the project verification checks. Its current legal/access record is Grade A with a confidence score of 100/100 and was last checked on .
Map policy: every record has an in-page map plus external map-provider navigation. Verified pins remain canonical; query-only records can create a temporary provider search marker on demand, which is never promoted to verified geometry automatically. No map mode proves permission.
Source conflict: none
Official legal and place sources
Manukā State Wayside metal detecting FAQ
Can you metal detect at Manukā State Wayside?
Hawaii State Parks permits metal detecting devices on sand beaches only and requires natural and cultural resources to remain undisturbed.
Is a permit or authorization required at Manukā State Wayside?
site-specific Metal detectors are allowed by the statewide park rule only on sand beaches.
Does the map show where detecting is legally allowed?
Yes. The page provides map context and address/name-based navigation even when an independently verified coordinate pin has not yet been published. Query navigation does not establish detecting permission.
How current is this Manukā State Wayside record?
The legal/access record was last verified on 2026-09-01 with verification grade A and confidence score 100/100. Recheck the cited official source before travel because rules and closures can change.
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