Field User Meeting Effort - Informational Zoom Meeting #1

As part of a comprehensive effort to revitalize and standardize the way we organize activities within outdoor play fields, the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is hosting three Zoom meetings to further discuss the field user meeting systems and answer questions about the processes. These informational meetings are scheduled in early September 2026. All times and dates listed below are Hawai'i Standard Time: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. All meetings will utilize the same Zoom link, available by using this link: bit.ly/FieldUserMeeting Additional details about these standardized field permitting processes are available on the program's dedicated website at: honolulu.gov/dpr/outdoor-field-permitting/ DPR operates 221 ball diamonds and 129 play fields around O'ahu. With the island's ideal weather conditions creating an environment for year-round usage, managing the demand for these public resources is necessary to ensure equity and greater access for our diverse community of park users. In the past, DPR Recreation Directors would schedule usage of their fields through a variety of methods, creating an inconsistent patchwork of operations across O'ahu. Now, DPR aims to institute a standard field permitting system utilizing Field User Meetings. The overall intent of instituting this system is to: Create fair and transparent ways of assigning field usage Better manage this limited public resource Develop consistent and more easily understood practices Increase communication and collaboration between field users and DPR More easily address scheduling conflicts or inequities