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Kaka'ako District parks permits now available online | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper

Updated at 8:04 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2007

Kaka'ako District parks permits now available online

Advertiser Staff

The Hawai'i Community Development Authority is now offering "Web Forms" in the Kaka'ako parks permits section of the authority's Web site.

"The Web Forms allow users to go online, fill out and send in their permit applications for general park use and sports events," HCDA Executive Director Daniel Dinell said in a news release. "Users may also print the permit application form and fax, mail, or deliver the form to HCDA."

Permits are required for groups of 25 or more to use Kaka'ako District parks. They are also required for school groups or outings, sports events and league activities, as well as for large groups — 50 or more individuals — for picnics.

The Kaka'ako District currently has more than 44 acres of park space at the three district parks maintained by HCDA:

  • Kewalo Basin Park. Opened in 1990, the 5-acre park includes a pedestrian promenade along the existing seawall, bollards, trellises, observation and picnic areas, a public comfort station and shower facilities, along with parking for 110 cars.

  • Kaka'ako Waterfront Park. Opened in 1992, the park on the seaward reach of the Kaka'ako Peninsula, features more than 30 acres consisting of contoured, rolling landscaped mounds, a 20-foot wide pedestrian promenade, in addition to comfort stations, picnic areas, an amphitheater, an observation area, and the Ehime Maru and MADD memorials.

  • The Kaka'ako Makai Gateway Park. Fronting Ala Moana Boulevard, the 6-acre park now serves as a visible "gateway" to, and extension of, the Kaka'ako Waterfront Park. The Gateway Park's large landscaped lawns and festival grounds provide space for recreation and social activities.

    The parking lots for the parks are exclusively for park patrons. For more information about Kaka'ako District parks and permits, contact the HCDA office at 587-2870 or e-mail parkpermits@hcdaweb.org.

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