A Hawaii tourist attraction that has seen attendance skyrocket is planning to close its gates for one day a week to allow “rest and rehabilitation” for the site.

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Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden is taking a public poll before it decides which day to close, effective in 2026.

The 400-acre park near Kaneohe, on the island of Oahu, has been open 363 days a year, the only closures being Christmas and New Year’s Day. Admission is free.

“We are on track for another record-breaking year of attendance, and more and more we are continuing to see the strain this is having on the natural allure and recreational offerings,” Honolulu Botanical Gardens Director Joshlyn Sand said in the Sept. 15 press release announcing the plan.

The garden recorded a doubling of attendance in five year

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