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Diamond Head Monument reopens

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Russ Roberts

The popular visitor attraction was closed for nine months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diamond Head State Monument has a quiet reopening day after 9 months’ coronavirus closure

  • By Mindy Pennybacker mpennybacker@staradvertiser.com
  • Today
  • Updated 12:05 a.m.

During Diamond Head State Monument’s nine months of COVID-19 closure, the 761-foot-high summit was clear of the hikers who used to cluster there, taking in the panoramic vistas of East Oahu from Waikiki to Koko Head Crater to the green Koolau Range.

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