Recent Newsletters

If all goes according to plan, dog lovers of East Oahu will soon have a place to bring their pooches for a stroll, to play or just to relax in the sun.

Thanks to the efforts of local non-profit group Hui`ilio Hawaii, the development of a dog park in Hawaii Kai has moved from an idea to the planning stage. The group’s mission is to promote safe and friendly places for dogs and their people to play, and to promote responsible dog ownership.

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Community response to the second annual Hawaii Kai Dog Walk was "overwhelming," according to the nonprofit group Hui 'Ilio Hawai'i, organizers of the event. (Read More...)

Pet owners who want dog parks in McCully and Hawaii Kai are learning a new trick: fundraising.

The city Parks Department has approved two locations for dog parks at the Ala Wai Community Center and in Hawaii Kai next to Hawaii Kai Park and Ride. One more on the Windward side is pending.

But there's a catch.

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HAWAI'I KAI — A passel of pooches will take to the street today during Hui 'Ilio Hawai'i's second annual dog walk created to bring awareness to the need for a dog park in the community.

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The Wongs know it is illegal.

But to give their golden retriever a little leash-free time in a city park, Tim and Lisa Wong will chance a ticket.

"Dogs love to run around," said Tim Wong, one of nearly 30 East Honolulu residents who came out last night for the first public meeting on a city dog park planned for Hawaii Kai. "We feel that dogs need a place." (Read More...)

HAWAI'I KAI — Dog owners are on their way to getting a dog park in Hawai'i Kai with the approval of money from the city to design and plan the park at Keahole Street and Kalaniana'ole Highway.

The park will be on a portion of five acres of city-owned land that abuts the park-and-ride facility — the same site the city had considered and then rejected for a police station — and is mostly scrub brush now.

City Councilman Charles Djou, who asked the council to approve the appropriation, said the dog park has widespread support from the community. (Read More...)

WAIMANALO — Sen. Fred Hemmings is proposing to build an off-leash dog park on the beach of "Sherwood Forest" where pets can frolic in the water, but some residents are raising concerns about safety and health.

Hemmings, R-25th (Kailua, Waimanalo, Hawai'i Kai), is proposing to fence in a northern section of Waimanalo Bay Beach Park that he said is underused. Dogs would be allowed to come out of the fenced area to play in the water.

Petitions for and against the project are circulating in Waimanalo. (Read More...)

Q. I got a ticket for walking a dog in a park across from the Kane'ohe Yacht Club. I was told the park is part-owned by the city and part-owned by the condominium but there's nothing to indicate where the boundaries are. I paid $50 for a fine but a reasonable person would have no way of knowing that I was breaking the rule by walking my dogs in the big grassy area. I think the park should be clearly marked so dog owners know where to go. Can you help? (Read More...)

The absence of a dog park in Hawaii Kai has led some neighborhood dog owners to lurk around at night to find open green spaces so their canine pets can illegally run around un-leashed.

"It's kind of embarrassing and nerve-wracking running around and looking for places to meet. We need a legal place," said Elaine Dobashi, who helped form a group called Hui 'Ilio Hawaii with other dog owners who plan to help the city establish a dog park in their community. (Read More...)

HAWAI'I KAI — Around sunset every evening, at parks around East Honolulu, dogs and their owners converge on school grounds, community parks and empty lots.

They do so illegally because dogs are not allowed in city parks or on school grounds without a leash. Still their owners come, risking a ticket because they want their dogs to run and play. (Read More...)