How to apply and what it costs to hang banners on lampposts

(a) A verified application by a community organization for approval to display banners on lampposts situated upon authorized streets shall be executed by the chief executive of the community organization and shall include but not be limited to the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) The names and addresses of all officers and directors of the applicant; (3) A copy of the charter of incorporation of the applicant; (4) A description of the festival, including the places, dates, and times of each public event sponsored by the applicant; (5) A description of the number of banners to be displayed and the streets on which and lampposts from which it is proposed that the banners will be displayed; (6) The duration of the banner display; (7) The public purpose to be served by the banner display; and (8) Any other information required by the director and necessary to fully evaluate the application. (b) A verified application from the Hawaii Convention Center or the Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau for approval to display banners on lampposts situated upon convention center zone streets shall provide the information required under subsection (a)(1) and subsections (a)(5) through (a)(8) only. (c) There shall also be submitted as part of the application, the following: (1) A specimen of the banner to be displayed, incorporating the identical material, fasteners, and artwork to be used in all the banners to be displayed; (2) An agreement by the applicant that it shall bear the full expense of producing the banners; and (3) An agreement by the applicant to assume the defense of and indemnify and save harmless the city, its officers and employees from all suits, actions, damages, or claims to which the city may be subjected resulting from the display, maintenance, and removal of the banners from lampposts situated on authorized streets or convention center zone streets. The city shall not be held responsible for returning the banners to the community organization or the Hawaii Convention Center or the Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau in their original condition. (d) Fees. Every applicant shall pay to the director of budget and fiscal services a fee of $65 for each and every banner to be displayed. No banner shall be displayed from any lamppost by the department of facility maintenance, unless and until the full fee required has been paid in advance. )