Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program

Rule Revision Process

5/12/2025 UPDATE: The Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program has completed the revision process for the new Rules & Regulations. This concludes the public engagement process, outlined on this page.

Below you will find the public hearing recording and testimony, the previous 1984 Amended Rules, and supplemental material that walks the reader through what changes that were proposed and the community engagement process. You will also find three recordings of virtual calls held with community garden officers and gardeners where we discussed the changes and fielded questions and input.

Find the Rules and Regulations Governing the Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program on our Rules & Regulations page.

Public Hearing Testimony

An in-person and virtual public hearing was held on Tuesday, January 28th. The recording is available at https://youtu.be/9ayg1pKfv0I.

To read the testimony provided both during the public hearing and in writing, see the table provided below. This table also provides our recommendations in response to each testifier.

An in-person and virtual public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Foster Botanical Garden’s Conservatory Classroom located within the historic 14-acre garden at 180 N. Vineyard Blvd. in Downtown Honolulu. The virtual meeting will be held via Zoom, and can be accessed using the following link: bit.ly/gardenhearing

If you are unable to attend the meeting, or wish to present additional comments, written testimony will be accepted no later than one week after the public hearing on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Please mail that testimony to:

Department of Parks and Recreation

Executive Services Division

1000 Uluʻōhiʻa Street, Suite 309

Kapolei, Hawaiʻi 96707

A hard copy of the proposed rules and existing rules can also be accessed at the above address during regular business hours, with copies available for purchase. However, we encourage everyone to view the current rules and proposed rules free of charge on this website.