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Ala Wai Driving Range To Reopen Soon, City Says
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October 16, 2025
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0:40Now PlayingThe Ala Wai Driving Range is slated to reopen in November after months of delays, according to the city.
⛳️ Comment below: Will you use this revamped driving range, or are you sticking with others elsewhere?
Honolulu temporarily closed the municipal driving range at Ala Wai Golf Course at the end of January to embark on a renovation that would revitalize its field and upgrade its irrigation system. At the time, the projected reopening date was sometime in the spring.
Spring came and went, followed by summer, and the range remained closed. Now it’s fall.
Ala Wai is Honolulu’s only city-run golf course with a driving range. It’s located smack-dab in urban Honolulu with an entrance off Kapahulu Avenue and boasts views of both Waikīkī’s skyline and the Koʻolau mountains. Prior to closing for renovation, the driving range was open between 6:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. and was operated by the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association/First Tee.
The driving range’s closure coincided with the end of operations by the nonprofit Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association and its First Tee programs at Ala Wai, the city said in a press release.
The 18-hole golf course, one of the busiest on the island, is still open.
The new projection for the Ala Wai Golf Course’s driving range to reopen is November, city spokesperson Ryan Wilson said in an emailed statement. The city will announce more details including an exact date soon, he said, adding the public can expect longer hours and a new concessionaire to staff the counter and provide the equipment.
“This comes after months of improvements to the beloved range,” he said, “including returfing and repairing the irrigation system.”
Wilson said in a follow-up email that the reason for the delay is the driving range took longer to restore than expected.
Municipal golf courses fall under the Department of Enterprise Services, and its director is Dita Holifield. Her office number is 808-768-5400.
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