More than 21 months after the Lahaina wildfire, beach and ocean use near Lahaina Harbor in West Maui has been opened for recreational, noncommercial purposes.

According to the Maui County Office of Recovery, access to the shoreline on the north and south ends of Lahaina Harbor will be allowed through marked pathways, but barricaded areas remain off limits.

“The community has been asking for the opportunity to return to this area that has been a familiar recreational spot for generations,” Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said in a news release. “Now that debris removal and other work has been completed in the area, we’re happy to be able to provide this limited shoreline access. It gives us hope to see wildlife and sand returning to the shoreline, and now surfers and beach-goers can return too.”

The county said that for access to the north end of the harbor, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation will provide parking at the Baldwin Home.

To access parking on the north end of the Harbor, people drive in the seaward direction onto Lahainaluna Road from Honoapiilani Highway, turn left on Wainee Street, then turn down Dickenson Street to the Baldwin Home parking lot.

Access to the ocean will be allowed via a marked path from Dickenson Street to the stairwell makai of the library lot. Surfers going to the harbor’s surf spot are encouraged to enter there.

For access to the south end of the harbor, parking is available at 500 Front St. Beach access will be allowed during daylight hours via a marked path along Kamehameha Iki Park, which remains closed. Surfers going to the breakwall surf spot or the inside right are encouraged to enter there.

To get to the south side of the Harbor, drive in the seaside direction onto Shaw Street from Honoapiilani Highway, then enter the parking lot at 500 Front Street.

The public is asked to follow signs on the marked paths and stay out of barricaded and fenced-off areas. Entry to private property is not allowed. Parking along the barricades is prohibited.

Under the recreational shoreline access plan, barricades restricting access to Waineʻe Street will be removed and Dickenson Street will be opened up to the Baldwin Home parking lot.

The following areas remain closed:

• Luakini Street from Lahainaluna Road to Prison Street, except for the Dickenson Street intersection

• Prison Street from Front Street to Luakini Street.

• Malu ʻUlu o Lele Park and Mokuhinia Drive.

• Front Street from Pāpalaua Street to Kamehameha Iki Park, which is closed to pedestrians. Barricades will remain in place to prevent access.

• Banyan Tree Park, King Kamehameha III Elementary School, and other public and private areas that are closed except for local access.

• Kamehameha Iki Park except for permitted shoreline access points.

In addition, Honoapi’ilani Highway intersections with Pāpalaua, Prison and Dickenson streets may remain closed and barricaded, depending on Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation work on traffic signals.

Plans to remove the remaining barricades in Lahaina town, as well as the return of commercial activities at the harbor, are currently being coordinated by county and state agencies and will be communicated to the public once finalized.

For updates related to Lahaina wildfire recovery, go to www.MauiRecovers.org.