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City Seeks Public Input on Ala Moana Beach Park Renovations

City and County of Honolulu
Nick Yee
Credit Nick Yee

Honolulu City and Council officials are looking for the public’s feedback on a renovation plan to Ala Moana Beach Park.

A nine point plan announced last year has already made improvements to the park.  But last week the city released a draft plan that would redesign the 948 existing parking, switching to angled stalls near the McCoy Pavillion.

The proposal would also expand the promenade along the water and remove coral close to the sand to allow easier access to the water.  A new Pi‘ikoi street entrance will welcome pedestrians and bicyclists.

The Department of Parks and Recreation is currently seeking funding from the Honolulu City Council to hire additional staff, which will include park rangers to remain onsite during peak hours.

In a press conference Friday afternoon, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said no plans are set in stone. 

The Ala Moana park meeting is open to the public and takes place this Thursday at McCoy Pavilion from 6-8pm.  More information can be found at ouralamoanapark.com.  

Nick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.
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