ROH §6-53.2
Special events fund: money in and what it pays for
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section creates a special events fund for the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell. Money from ticket fees, event services, and other revenues goes into the fund. The fund pays for operations, part-time staff, and loans to nonprofit groups for event costs.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Purpose
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) There shall be deposited into the special events fund:
(1) All revenues generated by the department of enterprise services, including rents, concession fees, user fees, and miscellaneous revenues generated from operations at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell;
(2) All proceeds from the charges for services provided for box office operations, ushering, and events activities;
(3) A 25 cents per ticket sale charge that shall be added to the price of each computerized ticket sold for an event held at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell; and
(4) All moneys appropriated to the special events fund by the council in the annual executive operating budget ordinance and any amendments thereto.
(b) The purpose of the special events fund is to provide the following:
(1) The operating funds for the department of enterprise services, including funds for the operations and development of the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell;
(2) The salaries of persons providing part-time assistance in box office, ushering, and events operations to the department of enterprise services, involving the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell, and related expenses; and
(3) Loans of up to $10,000 per nonprofit organization to cover marketing costs and charges required to be paid in advance of an event conducted by a nonprofit organization for the use of the Neal S. Blaisdell Center and the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell; provided that there shall be a $100,000 limit on the total outstanding amount of loans to nonprofit organizations.
(c) For purposes of this section, “nonprofit organization” has the same meaning as defined in § 38-6.2 .
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