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Kuhio Beach Surfboard Lockers
Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
The City and County of Honolulu maintains and rents
nearly 600 surfboard racks and storage lockers
in Kuhio Beach Park, behind the Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Building
that houses the Waikiki Substation of the Honolulu Police
Department. That building and the surfboard lockers are
located at 2405 Kalakaua Avenue across the street from the
Hyatt Regency Hotel and next door to the historic Moana Hotel.
Copyright © Kathleen Walling Fry
In 2006 the Honolulu City Council made significant
changes to the Kuhio Beach Park surfboard locker rental
program. The city felt there were
many abuses of and problems with the existing system
including lack of proper record keeping of lockers rented and
revenues received, the fact that no one on the locker
waiting list actually received a locker between
2002 and 2006, the fact that the area surrounding the surfboard
lockers had become run down, and also that
many of the lockers, which the city was renting for $15
per month, were being sub-rented for up to $50 a week
by people making a nice profit by renting and
sub-rented dozens of the city-owned lockers.
Honolulu Bill 67, signed into law on December 1, 2006,
gave the Honolulu Department
of Enterprise Services responsibility for properly
maintaining the rental waiting list, establishing
a more equitable rental system, improving the physical
appearance of the lockers, and making sure individuals
were only allowed to rent one locker at a time.
It was expected that the Department of Enterprise
Services would be able to increase city income from locker
rentals from about $60,000 a year to more then $200,000
per year.
Attractions Near the Waikiki Surfboard Lockers
Historic Trail Marker 2: Waikiki Surfing
Sacred Healing Stones
Duke Kahanamoku Statue
Kuhio Beach Park
Na Hoola Spa
See also:
Oahu Surfing Lessons and Surfing Spots
Surfing on Other Islands
Attractions on Oahu
Activities on Oahu
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Related Links
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The Islands of Hawaii
Forum for Hawaii Visitors
Hawaii Travel Newsletter
Elsewhere on the Web
2006 Nov:
Old-Timers Rue new Rules on Surf Racks
2006 Oct:
City Looks to Wipe Out Surfboard Locker Backlog
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