City to host hearings on rules for commercial activity at parks

Comments will help officials tweak a law banning businesses that lack permits

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 17, 2012

~~<p>Commercial activity at city parks from ethnic festivals at McCoy Pavilion to tai chi classes at a neighborhood gym became illegal due to the unintended consequences of a law that took effect July 1.</p>
<p>The city is drafting rules on what types of commercial activity will or will not be allowed — a process prompted by a new ordinance that was designed to ban business activity at Kailua Beach Park and nearby Kalama Beach Park on weekends. The city — prompted by a new ordinance that was designed to ban business activity at Kailua Beach Park and nearby Kalama Beach Park on weekends — is drafting rules on what types of commercial activity will or will not be allowed.</p>
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Commercial activity at city parks from ethnic festivals at McCoy Pavilion to tai chi classes at a neighborhood gym became illegal due to the unintended consequences of a law that took effect July 1.

The city is drafting rules on what types of commercial activity will or will not be allowed — a process prompted by a new ordinance that was designed to ban business activity at Kailua Beach Park and nearby Kalama Beach Park on weekends. The city — prompted by a new ordinance that was designed to ban business activity at Kailua Beach Park and nearby Kalama Beach Park on weekends — is drafting rules on what types of commercial activity will or will not be allowed. Login for more...