Bellows Beach Park open to public
Issue date: 7/3/09 Section: News
According to city officials, Bellows Beach Park will reopen to the public for the Fourth of July weekend. However, there are new regulations in place, see below.
In June, Marine Corps Base Hawaii officials ordered the beach to be temporarily closed to address environmental and safety concerns.
“We’re very pleased to continue to make this wonderful beach park available for public recreation and employment,” Mayor Mufi Hannemann said. “We trust that the public knows how important it is to keep the area safe and clean for everyone.”
Bellows Beach Park is a Marine Corps training area that is open to the public during the weekends and holidays. This is due to an agreement between the Marines and the city.
The beach will reopen today at noon and new regulations are as follows:
• The park will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless authorized by permit.
• Day use parking will be limited to the two designated parking areas, which are the old runways mauka of Tinker Road.
• Day use parking areas will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Only vehicles with approved camping parking permits will be allowed to park in designated camping areas.
• A maximum of 50 camping permits will be issued each weekend.
• A maximum of 10 campers will be allowed for each permit.
• A maximum of three vehicles will be allowed for each permit.
• Vehicles must at all times display parking passes that will be issued with camping permits.
• Campers must remain in the designated camping area from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• No one will be allowed to enter the park from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• New signage and barriers will be installed. Everyone is encouraged to familiarize themselves with the rules.
• The following items and activities are prohibited:
— Vehicles on the beach.
— Alcoholic beverages.
— Dogs or other animals.
— Camping other than by permit.
— Open or bon fires.
— Sale or vending of any merchandise.
— Cutting or removal of any vegetation, soil, sand, gravel or rocks.
— Dumping of any kind.
In June, Marine Corps Base Hawaii officials ordered the beach to be temporarily closed to address environmental and safety concerns.
“We’re very pleased to continue to make this wonderful beach park available for public recreation and employment,” Mayor Mufi Hannemann said. “We trust that the public knows how important it is to keep the area safe and clean for everyone.”
Bellows Beach Park is a Marine Corps training area that is open to the public during the weekends and holidays. This is due to an agreement between the Marines and the city.
The beach will reopen today at noon and new regulations are as follows:
• The park will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless authorized by permit.
• Day use parking will be limited to the two designated parking areas, which are the old runways mauka of Tinker Road.
• Day use parking areas will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Only vehicles with approved camping parking permits will be allowed to park in designated camping areas.
• A maximum of 50 camping permits will be issued each weekend.
• A maximum of 10 campers will be allowed for each permit.
• A maximum of three vehicles will be allowed for each permit.
• Vehicles must at all times display parking passes that will be issued with camping permits.
• Campers must remain in the designated camping area from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• No one will be allowed to enter the park from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• New signage and barriers will be installed. Everyone is encouraged to familiarize themselves with the rules.
• The following items and activities are prohibited:
— Vehicles on the beach.
— Alcoholic beverages.
— Dogs or other animals.
— Camping other than by permit.
— Open or bon fires.
— Sale or vending of any merchandise.
— Cutting or removal of any vegetation, soil, sand, gravel or rocks.
— Dumping of any kind.
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