The Honolulu City Council on Wednesday advanced several bills that would affect commercial tourism activities on the North Shore, buskers in Waikīkī, and more.
The council approved Wednesday a resolution allowing video monitoring along the route of the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 12.
The city’s Department of Emergency Management asked for the right to use video monitoring to deter criminal activity and assist law enforcement in finding offenders.
The marathon will be required to stagger the starting times of runners. Competitors will leave the starting line in groups of no more than 200 people at a time, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said in October.
As long as participants are vaccinated, there will be no limit on the number of total runners, the city said.
The council also passed a bill on second reading that would ban commercial activities such as surfing lessons and weddings on North Shore beaches.
Bill 34 would make an exception for professional filming. Councilmember Heidi Tsuneyoshi said the intent of the bill is to make those areas safer. It now heads back to the parks committee for further review.
The council approved on first reading Bill 43, which seeks to cut down on noise from amplifiers used by buskers in Waikīkī.
Council Chair Tommy Waters, who introduced the bill, said his office has received numerous complaints from residents about noise from street performers.
