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Save Hawaii Surf and Public Parking

Surfparking works to protect fair public access to Hawaiʻi’s coastal areas by preserving free parking for residents, preventing the privatization of public recreational harbors, and promoting balanced parking enforcement that prioritizes citations and compliance before vehicle towing. We support policies that keep Hawaiʻi’s beaches, parks, and harbors accessible to the public.

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September Meeting Update
September Meeting Update

Thanks to all of you for your dedication to this group. Last week, you helped by sharing my post and writing ‘oppose’ testimony for the ‘Land Board’ (BLNR meeting). We oppose the Division of Boating (DOBOR’s) idea to spend 180K on a high-tech parking monitoring car, that will lead to TOWING, as the first and only financial penalty. Secure Parking LLC plans to issue two written warnings, before they tow, which will help some.  But overall, it’s bad idea because they will not be issuing normal $35.00 parking tickets (DOCARE/HPD), and instead Secure Parking LLC, will notify the towing company Mr. Tow, directly and electronically to tow cars.

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Our response to the Draft RFP written by DOBOR and preliminarily approved by the Board
Our response to the Draft RFP written by DOBOR and preliminarily approved by the Board

Our response to the Draft RFP written by DOBOR and preliminarily approved by the Board: was to ask legislators to clarify HRS 200-2.5 and HRS 200-2.6 laws, that let the Board to lease or sell harbors and ask the Legislature to intervene and secure a minimum amount of free recreational parking at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor.

On Feb.8, 2023 Senator Lorriane Inouye, introduced SB 1034, to permanently preserve 300 free recreational public parking stalls (of the 941) at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor.

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H.B. No. 2375

Currently there is a bill up for a vote in the Hawai’i House of Representatives. We need your support.

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to towing practices.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that parking enforcement and towing practices on state and state-leased lands are currently administered through fragmented systems, inconsistent standards, and varying contractual arrangements that lack uniform consumer protections, transparency, accessibility safeguards, and public accountability.

The legislature further finds that inconsistent enforcement authority, inadequate notice requirements, improper towing of vehicles used by persons with disabilities, coercive or cash-only payment practices, and the absence of centralized public reporting have undermined public trust and, in some cases, interfered with rights protected under federal law.

The purpose of this Act is to unify parking enforcement and towing systems on state and state-leased lands.

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The Current Goal

For the remainder of the year, our goal is to discuss recreational parking area in a public meeting with the Chair of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Dawn Chang. Following that, we hope to to meet with the Land Board Members (Board of Land and Natural Resources members), in an informal discussion and then present formal Testimony.

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  • Fight over Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor’s free parking stalls heats up: Star Advertiser

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  • Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor users concerned of possible change in the area: KHON2

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  • Protestors gather to fight for free parking at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor: KITV4

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  • Pacific Pulse on Hawaii News Now: Save Surf Parking

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  • Bill strives to keep parking free at Ala Wai boat harbor: Star Advertiser

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  • Oahu residents make one final push to protect free parking at Ala Wai Boat Harbor

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Captain Katie Thompson
P.O. Box 342082
Kailua, Hawaii 96734

808-383-3334