Limited overnight stays will be allowed at Ala Moana Regional Park today for people to set up picnic and viewing sites for the Fourth of July fireworks show, the city Department of Parks and Recreation said.
One open-sided canopy and two people per site will be allowed to remain in the park overnight, the department said in a release. Camping tents are prohibited.
Only those involved in setting up for viewing sites will be allowed to remain in the park after hours, and all others and vehicles must exit the park by 10 p.m.
Regular park hours, from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., will resume Tuesday evening.
No picnic permits will be issued for Monday or Tuesday, and activities usually authorized by those permits, such as amplified music and inflatable play equipment, will not be allowed.
Police will be present to enforce park rules during the holiday. Those include no alcoholic beverages, no animals other than service animals, no smoking, no littering, no drones and no open fires other than grills.
Traffic will likely be heavy near the park during the fireworks display, and officers will be posted at some intersections.
The release said vehicular access to the park will be closed if the parking lots become full.
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Hawaiian Islands Land Trust adds to conservation acreage
The Hawaiian Islands Land Trust has purchased a 150-acre conservation easement above Kealakekua Bay from the Honolulu Coffee Co.
Combined with the earlier purchase of another conservation easement in 2016, HILT, a nonprofit organization, has now secured some 225 acres of prime farmland from HCC for continued agricultural use.
A news release by the trust Friday said the protected land includes cultural resources and swaths of native ohia forest that provide habitat for native birds.
“We were really excited to find a conservation group aligned with our goals for protecting agricultural land in Hawaii for the long term,” said HCC Farms President Ed Schultz in the release.
HCC intends to expand its coffee production in Kona as part of its Farm-to-Cup program.
Terms of the sale were not released, but the funds used to purchase the easement were provided by the Freeman Foundation of Honolulu.
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Golf, residential project planned for Princeville
The Resort Group and East West Partners have joined forces on a new residential community in Princeville. The community will encompass the Prince Course golf course, clubhouse and ocean-side residential homesites.
Colorado-based East West Partners will manage the planning, development, marketing and sales for the new community, according to a release Friday.
Andy Sutton, East West Partners’ managing partner in Hawaii, said his team hopes to reopen the golf course in 2018 with the remodeling of the clubhouse, and homesite sales starting in late 2017 or early 2018. According to the release, the project will involve sustainable agriculture and a ranch community; a spa, retail and culinary center; gardens and fruit tree groves; and Hawaii-themed pavilions and paths for walking, hiking and cycling.
