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National park · Hawaii
Haleakalā National Park
Managed by National Park Service
Haleakalā wedding permits cost $150 and need to be filed at least three weeks ahead (four for complex requests), for up to 25 people at approved summit or Kīpahulu sites. A sunrise ceremony also needs a separate sunrise vehicle reservation.
Verified 1 official source
01 The rules
Permit fact card
- Permit
- Required: Special Use Permit — wedding ceremony
- Application fee
- $150 non-refundable application fee
- Other fees
- The park bills monitoring time (actual time spent) when it monitors an event.
- Entrance & parking
- Vehicles entering with a Special Use Permit are subject to entrance fees.
- Lead time
- Application and fee received at least three weeks before the activity; complex requests at least four weeks; other locations (outside the approved list) can take up to 60 days
- Group size
- 25 people (no wedding permit for larger groups)
- Caps & rules
- Small private affairs away from high visitor-use areas. No permits in the Wilderness Area (including the Halemau'u and Keonehe'ehe'e/Sliding Sands trails) or at Ka'apahu and Alelele near Kipahulu. No off-trail access. Audio devices prohibited (non-amplified instruments like ukulele may be considered). No banners or signs. Food service only at designated picnic or camping areas. Plants and lei must be taken out of the park.
- Seasons
- A permit during sunrise requires a sunrise vehicle reservation (Recreation.gov); without it, no permit is issued.
02 Where
6 designated ceremony sites
As listed by the agency. Numbers in brackets are the group caps it gives.
- Summit: Pu'u'ula'ula (Red Hill)
- Summit: Pā Ka'oao (White Hill) Overlook
- Summit: Kalahaku Overlook
- Summit: Leleiwi Overlook
- Kīpahulu: Kūloa Loop Trail
- Kīpahulu: Coastal Trail from Kūloa Point to Kīpahulu Campground
03 Re-check log
Compared with our June 2026 guides
No change to $150, 25 people, three weeks and the site list. New detail captured today: four weeks for complex requests, 60 days for other locations, Wilderness exclusions, monitoring charges, and the sunrise-reservation rule.
Sources
Where each value comes from
Confirm with the agency before you book. Fees, calendars and site lists change, sometimes without notice. This page records what the official pages said on the date above; it is not legal advice.
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