Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is August 31

News Release from City and County of Honolulu, August 9, 2021

HONOLULU – Non-profit organizations wanting to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must apply by August 31, 2021. Completed applications must be postmarked by August 31, 2021, or hand delivered by 4:30 p.m. to the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts at 550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813.

Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on September 12, 2021 at 10 a.m. in the Mission Memorial Building Hearings Room at 550 South King Street. Applicants are welcome to attend the lottery but need not be present to be selected.

The annual lottery is conducted in response to requests from private groups interested in assembling displays to be showcased during Honolulu City Lights. Each organization that receives a permit will be responsible for the set-up, maintenance, and removal of its display.

Applicants must be non-profit organizations under HRS Chapter 414D, or a charitable organization formed pursuant to HRS Chapter 467B, or under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Proof of this designation must be submitted with the application by 4:30 p.m., August 31, 2021, to be eligible for the lottery.

The permit application, instructions, and rules governing the use of the Civic Center grounds are available at honolulu.gov/csd or by contacting the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts at (808) 768-6622.

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