Camping Permits Available May 14 for Memorial Day Weekend

(Thursday, May 13, 2010) --- The Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching, and persons may apply for a camping permit for a City and County of Honolulu park site at one of the following permit issuing sites from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.:

·        Parks Permit Section

Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building

 650 South King Street

·        Kapolei Satellite City Hall

 1000 Uluohia Street

·        Wahiawa Satellite City Hall

 330 Cane Street

·        Windward Satellite City Hall

Windward City Shopping Center

 45-480 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Unit C06

            Applications for a camp site may be made no earlier than two Fridays prior to the camping period requested. If Friday is a holiday, camping reservations will be accepted   on the day before the holiday.  

Camping permits are required at all 14 camp sites on Oahu.  In general, camping is allowed five (5) days a week, from 8 a.m. on Friday to 8 a.m. on Wednesday, though some camp sites are only open during weekends.  There is no camping on Wednesdays and Thursdays when the camp sites are closed for maintenance. 
           Each applicant must apply in person, be at least 18 years old and is limited to one permit which allows a maximum of ten (10) persons, children included, and two (2) family sized tents to be erected.   For more information on camping, you may go to the website: www.honolulu.gov/parks

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