HONOLULU — The Koko Head Shooting Complex will be closed for at least the next two months due to staffing issues, the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation announced yesterday.

The closure is effective immediately and will continue until the completion of a scheduled berm renovation project that will begin next month and is expected to be completed in November.

“We greatly appreciate the patience and understanding of the firearms community concerning this sudden announcement,” the department said in a release issued Friday morning.

Last month, DPR announced a caliber restriction for the facility’s pistol, rifle and silhouette ranged in response to an unusual “ricochet incident,” in which a high-caliber bullet is believed to have hit a dormant firearm slug within the northern berm, causing the slug to ricochet into the window of a parked car. No one was injured in the incident.

The facility was already scheduled to be closed for the duration of the $300,000 berm renovation project, which will involve the reinforcement of the backstop behind the north-facing targets.

Michael Tsai covers local and state politics for Spectrum News Hawaii.