Friends of Kewalos is a non-profit organization formed by and comprised of recreational users of the Kewalo Basin Park area. We are surfers, fishermen, divers, picnickers and runners who use the area daily for exercise, relaxation and social enjoyment. Although Kewalo Basin Park is at the heart of our organization, the Friends of Kewalos support network extends beyond the park to those who believe in our mission to Protect, Preserve and Mālama this area. Kewalo Basin Park, or Kewalos, symbolizes a way of life as many of us have been coming to the park for the better of our lives. It is a place where lifelong friendships have evolved and everybody knows your name.
WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?..
Sign the Petition
Call to Action
1. Subscribe to our Newsletter! (At the bottom of this website page)
2. Submit testimony - this is the best way to clearly show how you feel because the legislative committee members will read it. When our newsletter updates ask for testimony, go to https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
Create an account
Select ‘Submit Testimony’. Search for SB534 (this is the bill we strongly oppose)
Follow the instructions. Note: testimony must be submitted 24 hours before the hearing date. Open your testimony with Strongly Oppose SB534
If you have questions - Go to https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/engagement-101/
3. Call, Email, or Visit your Legislator - Each district has a Senator and a House Representative. Tell them you live in their district and give them your address. Ask them to vote NO for SB 534. They will listen to you because they know you vote for them. Contact your Senator now because we are opposing Senate bill 534. Close to the end of the Bill’s life, it will be voted on by each Senator and House Representative. Hopefully, they vote NO.
To find your Legislators - Go to: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
Log in
Select Find your Legislator at the top far right of the page.
Enter your address and then Search
The results will show your Senator and House Representative and their contact information.
4. Sign the Petition ‘Protect Open Spaces’ on our website
The most powerful marketing is through word of mouth. So, send it to 5 friends or more and have them do the same!
Congratulations for engaging in the legislative process to fulfill your civic duty.
Our Mission Statement
To Protect, Preserve, and Mālama Kewalo Basin Park and the surrounding shoreline and ocean, to ensure that the recreational user will continue to have access and the ability to enjoy the area for future generations to come.
