ROH §9-2.1
Renting parts of botanical gardens for weddings and disc golf
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lets the parks director allow people to rent parts of botanical gardens for weddings, disc golf, and other approved activities, as long as they get a permit. The director must set fees and tell the public when parts of the garden will be used this way. Permits include rules to protect the plants.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Exclusive use of portions of botanical gardens
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) Subject to the applicable restrictions in the underlying conveyance document, the director of parks and recreation may allow, by permit, the exclusive use of a portion of a botanical garden for:
(1) Weddings;
(2) Disc golf; and
(3) Any other recreational, cultural, or ceremonial activity permitted by rule adopted by the department of parks and recreation pursuant to HRS Chapter 91.
(b) The director may allow a portion of a botanical garden to be used exclusively and on a temporary basis for disc golf; provided that the director:
(1) Finds that the playing of disc golf will not endanger any plants in the collection of the botanical garden;
(2) Shall issue a permit for the use of a botanical garden for this purpose, which shall include conditions designed to avoid damage to the plants in the garden; and
(3) Shall determine the times and duration that the playing of disc golf will be allowed, which shall be included in the permit.
(c) The director may allow a portion of a botanical garden to be used exclusively and on a temporary basis for weddings; provided that the director:
(1) Shall issue a permit for the use of a botanical garden for a wedding, which permit shall include conditions designed to avoid damage to the plants in the garden; and
(2) Shall determine the times and duration that weddings will be allowed in the botanical garden, which shall be included in the permit.
(d) The director shall establish a fee structure for the use of a portion of a botanical garden for disc golf, weddings, and any other activity permitted by rule.
(e) The director shall establish procedures to notify the public when a portion of a botanical garden will be subject to use under this section.
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