McCully Park Building and Pool Close for Work

Honolulu families using the McCully recreation building or 25-yard pool should plan alternatives while both facilities are under renovation.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Home Renovation

Screen-print poster illustration of a low cream civic building beside an empty, fenced pool deck, framed by palms and a green lawn in warm tropical light. — The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation will close the McCully District Park recreation building for renovation starting November 2026, and its 25-yard pool from January 2027 for deck repairs. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation has closed the recreation building at McCully District Park for renovation, with work beginning in November 2026. A separate deck repair project will also close the park's 25-yard swimming pool beginning in January 2027.

Why it matters

Households in Honolulu who use McCully District Park for classes, programs, or swimming will need to plan around both closures for several months. The projects are funded by city contracts and address classroom, flooring, bathroom, and roofing upgrades plus pool deck repairs.

Starcom Builders holds a $703,000 contract for the recreation building, which is slated for classroom, flooring, partition, bathroom, and roofing upgrades. Concrete Coatings Hawaii holds a $48,000 contract for the 25-yard pool's surrounding deck, with additional work handled by city crews.

The players

Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation

The city agency that operates Honolulu's public parks, including McCully District Park, and manages these renovation contracts.

Starcom Builders

The construction firm awarded the $703,000 contract to renovate the McCully recreation building.

Concrete Coatings Hawaii

The contractor awarded the $48,000 contract to repair the swimming pool deck at McCully District Park.

The details

The recreation building will stay closed for its entire construction period, beginning in November 2026. Starcom Builders is the general contractor, while Ushijima Architects was retained as a consultant on the design side. The pool deck work begins in January 2027, and the pool will be closed while the deck is rebuilt and recoated.

November 2026: Recreation building renovation begins and the building closes.
January 2027: Pool deck repairs begin and the swimming pool closes.
February 2027: Pool expected to reopen, weather permitting.
Spring 2027: Recreation building expected to reopen.

The Home Front

City-funded park renovations like these are typically staged across multiple contracts so that a neighborhood facility is not fully unavailable at the same time. For Honolulu households, the sequencing means the recreation building and the pool will be out of service on different schedules.

If your family uses the McCully recreation building or the 25-yard pool, plan alternate classes, programs, or swim sessions for the months the facilities are closed. Check with the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation for schedule changes before the November 2026 and January 2027 closures begin.

The takeaway

Renovation closures at public parks are usually scheduled in phases, so the building and the pool may be unavailable at different times. Note the November 2026 and January 2027 start dates and the expected reopenings on your family calendar.

What happens next

The recreation building is expected to reopen in spring 2027, and the pool is expected to reopen in February 2027, weather permitting, so watch for updated timelines from the Parks Department as construction proceeds.