Camping permit fees kick in soon

The city will start charging people to stay at Oahu sites as it seeks to boost revenue and participation

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 16, 2013

~~<p>The city will begin charging people for camping permits at its 17 Oahu campgrounds March 1, the administration of Mayor Kirk Caldwell confirmed Friday.</p>
<p>A bill establishing camping permit fees for the first time was approved by the Honolulu City Council and allowed to become law by former Mayor Peter Carlisle in June 2011. But the fees did not kick in because the city Department of Parks and Recreation implemented an online camping permit reservation system without fee collection capability and needed to change its camping rules before fees could be charged.</p>
~~

The city will begin charging people for camping permits at its 17 Oahu campgrounds March 1, the administration of Mayor Kirk Caldwell confirmed Friday.

A bill establishing camping permit fees for the first time was approved by the Honolulu City Council and allowed to become law by former Mayor Peter Carlisle in June 2011. But the fees did not kick in because the city Department of Parks and Recreation implemented an online camping permit reservation system without fee collection capability and needed to change its camping rules before fees could be charged. Login for more...