The Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge proposes to increase its visitor entrance fees from $3 to $5 per person per day, or from $12 to $20 for a kama'aina annual pass.

Refuge manager Mike Hawkes said the increase is needed to keep the north Kaua'i refuge open 7 days a week.

The refuge also proposes a $20 fee for ranger-guided hikes through the Crater Hill area of the refuge.

Send comments by Sept. 15 to Refuge Manager, Kaua'i National Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 1128, Kilauea, HI 96754, by phone to Hawkes or supervisory park ranger Bob Dieli at 808-828-1413, or by e-mail to bob_dieli@fws.gov.