Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is Sept. 6

News Release from City and County of Honolulu, August 9, 2019

HONOLULU – Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the grounds of the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2019 to the Department of Customer Services at 550 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Municipal Records Center at 558 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., Sept. 6, 2019, 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 Department of Customer Services at 768-3391.

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