Eighteen more city parks — from Makapuu to Mokuleia — are scheduled to be closed each night starting Friday night to curtail vandalism and illegal homeless activity.

At a cost of nearly $39,000, the additional parks represent an expansion of the city’s initial hiring of American Guard Services Inc. in April to lock park bathrooms and gates during park closure hours following more than 600 acts of vandalism to city parks over the prior three years.

The pilot project began in April 2018 with 25 urban parks, then expanded to 16 more parks.

Beginning Friday, 18 more parks on the Windward Side and North Shore will be locked at night.

“Our parks are a tremendous public asset and they deserve our malama and respect,” Mayor Kirk Caldwell said in a statement. “By expanding the parks security initiative to our District IV parks we are helping to ensure that our parks don’t fall victim to vandalism or other destructive acts.”

The new parks that will be locked at night are:

>> Kaupo Beach Park

>> Kaiona Beach Park

>> Waimanalo Beach Park

>> Waimanalo Bay Beach Park

>> Waimanalo District Park

>> Kaneohe Beach Park

>> Kaneohe Civic Center Neighborhood Park

>> Kahaluu Community Park

>> Kahaluu Regional Park

>> Hauula Beach Park

>> Banzai Skatepark

>> Pupukea Beach Park

>> Haleiwa Beach Park

>> Haleiwa Alii Beach Park

>> Kaiaka Bay Beach Park

>> Waialua District Park

>> Aweoweo Beach Park

>> Mokuliia Beach Park