Waikiki peeps like ask da city fo change da ovahnight closure hours fo Kuhio Beach from 2 a.m. to midnight. ?? Da goal stay limit da kine troubles in da area. On Tuesday Night, Waikiki’s Neighborhood Board wen pass da resolution asking da city fo change da closing time, all unanimous like. ✅?️
Rick Egged, da big boss of da Waikiki Improvement Association, said da businesses like da idea. He wen say it would keep peeps from maybe camping ovahnight cuz, businesses stay doing plenny cleanups from all kine opala left ovahnight. ??️
He also wen say it would help keep da baddah kine out of da area. ??
“No just one homeless-related issue; it’s really one issue wit potential problems like beefs and drug sales and all kine stuffs like dat happening on da beach aftah hours,” said Egged. “And it just make sense cuz it’s consistent wit da oddah parks public parks in da area; Kapiolani Park closes at midnight.” ??
During da meeting, Honolulu Police also wen say dey support da change. ??
“Would be mo’ easy fo us to enforce if it was consistent until 12 o’clock,” said one HPD Officer. ??♂️
But some local peeps tink it goin’ work only if get mo’ patrol officers fo watch da area. ??
“If you goin’ limit da time o’ at least put mo’ security in da area so you stay preventing da suspicions of wat dey tink goin’ happen in da area,” said Brittany Coffey of Mililani. “Da mo’ security, da less chance somebody goin’ act up, cause beefs, do drug transactions, any kine stuffs dat can cause trouble.” ??️
“Mo’ officers on da beach den 1,000% goin’ help, fo real,” said Mishawn of Palolo. “Das wat actually wen help ’em small kine wen dey started patrolling da beaches mo’.” ?️?♀️
“I know plenny peeps dat wen do stuffs like dat, and you no see ’em anymo’.” Da city’s Department of Parks and Recreation goin’ decide if dey goin’ change da hours. ⏰?
Da beach still goin’ open again at 5 a.m. ??♂️
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??️ Push to Close Waikiki Beach Earlier ?️?
Waikiki residents are asking the city to change the overnight closure hours for Kuhio Beach from 2 a.m. to midnight. ?? The goal is to limit trouble in the area. On Tuesday night, Waikiki’s Neighborhood Board unanimously passed a resolution asking the city to change the closing time. ✅?️
Rick Egged, president of the Waikiki Improvement Association, said businesses like the idea. He said it would keep people from potentially camping overnight because businesses are often doing a lot of cleanups from debris left overnight. ??️
He also said it would help keep trouble out of the area. ??
“It’s not just a homeless-related issue; it’s really an issue with potential problems like fights and drug sales and things like that occurring on the beach after hours,” said Egged. “And it just makes sense because it’s consistent with the other public parks in the area; Kapiolani Park closes at midnight.” ??
During the meeting, Honolulu Police also said they support the change. ??
“It would be easy for us to enforce if it was consistent until 12 o’clock,” said one HPD Officer. ??♂️
But some residents think it’ll only work if more patrol officers are assigned to the area. ??
“If you’re going to limit the time or at least put more security in the area so you are preventing the suspicions of what they think is going to be happening in the area,” said Brittany Coffey of Mililani. “The more security, the less likely someone is going to be acting up, causing fights doing drug transactions, anything that can cause trouble.” ??️
“More officers on the beach than 1,000% will help, honestly,” said Mishawn of Palolo. “That’s what actually helped them a little bit when they started patrolling the beaches more.” ?️?♀️
“I know a lot of people that were doing stuff like that, and you don’t see them anymore.” The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation will decide whether to change the hours. ⏰?
The beach would still reopen at 5 a.m. ??♂️
