| # | Name | Comments |
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| 101 | Rev. Toni Baran | Because of the permits and expenses, I have cut my coordination services down to minister only. Everybody loses. |
| 102 | Rev. Barbara Concoby | |
| 103 | Anonymous | |
| 104 | Jon Sylvester | |
| 105 | Anonymous | Only God owns the beaches at the water line. If it is going to be a big wedding, then yes, they take up space and the minister makes much more money, but most weddings are just two people (many last minute) and are performed for under one hundred dollars. If that goes up they won't come to Hawaii, they will find another place that offers inexpensive weddings. |
| 106 | Anonymous | |
| 107 | R B Wheeler | It's been said before, and I'll say (paraphrase) it again..the State of Hawai'i is "killing the goose that lays the golden eggs." Enough already! |
| 108 | Robyn Ocepek | Please also making getting permits a little easier. Maybe one stop for all permits. Thank you, Robyn |
| 109 | Anonymous | This is ridiculous...WHO is needing more control? This new law will only cause more rebellion on this planet. Are you trying to create a massive revolution? There is NO need to have any laws over the beauty and spiritual connection found in a marriage on the beach of Hawaii... |
| 110 | Joseph D'Alessandro | As a wedding professional and long time Maui resident, I am concerned about both protecting the islands' natural resources AND having access to those resources to feed my family. Draconian regulations being promulgated by the state of Hawaii regarding beach weddings fail to ensure both. |
| 111 | Lena Sebag | |
| 112 | Co Pegg | |
| 113 | Sandy Barker | I do not think things like chairs and arches have any place on the beach. Cake tables and petal isles however are a different story. Of course they should be cleaned up afterwards which any responsible wedding coordinator would do. |
| 114 | Rev. Terry Holt | |
| 115 | Angela Baker | |
| 116 | Tom Twigg | A beach wedding is a right experienced by people in all states with a waterfront. There is no justification for limiting weddings on the beach, |
| 117 | Tom Twigg | A beach wedding is a right experienced by people in all states with a waterfront. There is no justification for limiting weddings on the beach, |
| 118 | Anonymous | I cant believe what is going on with the State and DNLR concerning weddings on the PUBLIC Beaches. This matter was ruled years ago in the sandy barker case. Im not a transplant here and see we are loosing our public beaches and rights. If the DLNR is going to attack this matter then i want to see permits for all the birthdays that go on at Kam 3 in Kihei with all the birthday props.... Jumping castles and tents and such.... |
| 119 | Hawaii Wedding Photo, Kevin Lash (owner) | A few incidents have led to this? Thousands of weddings have been happening for decades on Maui Beaches without imposing on anyone and with cooperation between wedding professionals. Maui is a major wedding destination and a large part of the state and county revenue. Why do you want to regulate this in a manner that is completely unfair to the business owners who respect the aina and conduct their business properly? The end result will hurt everyone; visitors, business owners and the government. This new policy makes no sense to anyone who has any pulse on the wedding industry and positive overall economic impact it has on the state. |
| 120 | Anonymous | People all over the world dream of having their weddings on the beach in Maui. People all over Maui make these dreams come true while supporting themselves and giving back the to island. |
| 121 | Kamaunu Kahaialii | |
| 122 | angie mendonis | |
| 123 | Anonymous | This brings money to the state...why change that? |
| 124 | Allen Feldman | |
| 125 | moreland shultis | how crazy |
| 126 | Anonymous | |
| 127 | Barbara Lewis | |
| 128 | cherise | |
| 129 | Anonymous | The State of Hawaii is not fairly regulating commercial activities on the beach. The wedding ceremonies are minute compared to the resort usage. The primary overuse is by the resorts and hotels with rented beach equipment, chairs, cabanas and activities. If they regulate the wedding industry, then the resorts should not have the liberty of blocking beach entry, providing little access and covering the beaches with their equipment either. Fair is fair. |
| 130 | Veronika | No Chairs and Cake tables??? It is just ridiculous; they should restrict bringing beach chairs and umbrellas for beachgoers.
Our couples are the same tourists just happend they have a good reason to celebrate. |
| 131 | Christian Jorgensen | Please please let us do our work and help our #1 Industri Turism rebound from the economic setbacks....... Who is going to enjoy the beaches without work and income?? |
| 132 | Renee LeClaire-Wortman | |
| 133 | Mimi Evangelista | |
| 134 | Myles H. "Mike" Knowles | This is bad policy and should be rescinded in light of our decline in tourism and increasing unemployment! |
| 135 | Grace Emata | Tourist come here and bring friends and families to attend a wedding first and foremost...if we lose those visitors, everyone on the island will be greatly be affected. |
| 136 | Judy Waters | Hi Visitor Industry pours big bucks into tourism advertising. Many who come here do so to fulfill their dreams of a beach wedding...not the hotel wedding packages they cannot afford. Regulate the quantity/size of props, but it's not fair to outright ban them. Beachgoers' and fishermen's 'props' are not regulated. Some come here to swim and sun, others to have beach weddings. Please think things out intelligently, tehn regulate in a way that is fair to all. |
| 137 | Joy Wilcox | Thank you Tim for all your hard work. |
| 138 | Nicole L. Brown | I do not support the restrictions to have implemented. Please rescind these restrictions and support the wedding industry instead of hinder it. |
| 139 | Geanelli Lewis | Our state's primary source of income is tourism and according to previous stats, a big portion of these people are coming in to attend weddings. Therefore if DLNR will just do the math, they will know that a chunk of recreational parks and beaches employees income who maintains the same beaches that the weddings are being held comes from the same source of income that the wedding industry provides. This will be a big negative chain reaction on our economy that will strike the state employees, small and large business owners like us and their employees who provide other services to wedding parties, hotel and hotel employees, rental car companies and its employees and the list goes on...DLNR will be an entity that will be blamed as one who contributed the downfall of Hawaii's economy. |
| 140 | Rachael Barnard | Restrictions such as these are not only effecting the wedding industry, they effect the visitor industry, the corporate incentive industry and the equipment rental business. Guests will find somewhere else to go that is more accommodating. Hawaii's biggest industry is the visitor industry we need it to grow not shrink. |
| 141 | Jennifer Prater Henderson | |
| 142 | Anonymous | Weddings with or without props use space on the beach for an hour to an hour and a half only.
Most weddings take place between 4 and 7PM
That is a very short span of time considering that
a beach day can be at least 10 hours long.
Surf schools are out there all day |
| 143 | Angela Miranda | I think some props should be restricted, but small items such as a 3' cake table and tiki florals (two torches with flowers on each side), and chairs for up to a limited number of people should be allowed. I have weddings coming up that wanted these items that I now have told they cannot have them. They may cancel their wedding in Hawaii. This is bad for the client, bad for the wedding industry, and bad for the state who will be losing tax revenue to these lost weddings. |
| 144 | Virginia St. Claire, M. Div. | The no-props regulation places an unnecessary burden on all of us trying to support couples (mainly tourists spending thousands of dollars in Hawaii) to have the wedding of their dreams. We are responsible professionals with high integrity and would appreciate being allowed to provide reasonable 'props' for our beach weddings. Thank you for your consideration. |
| 145 | Candace Freeland | Don't cut off your nose to spite your face! Hawaii's economy needs the tourism dollars brought to the islands by brides and grooms. Don't make them feel unwelcome by these strignebt rules. |
| 146 | Polly Long | |
| 147 | Curtis McCosco | the wedding industry is singularly protective of our beautiful natural world and brings visitors from around the world, often repeating their visit year after year. How foolish it is to restrict or impair this environmentally benign and very lucrative business. |
| 148 | Anonymous | |
| 149 | Anonymous |
| 150 | Holly Jean |