Other On-Going Projects
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In addition to our commitment to the preservation of native Hawaiian species at Ulu La‘au Park, the Waimea Outdoor Circle monitors signs and billboards, and advocates for underground wiring to preserve and beautify our community.
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Signs and Billboards
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An important effort credited to The Outdoor Circle was its 14-year campaign against billboard advertising in Hawai‘i. Early Outdoor Circle members finally purchased the last remaining O’ahu business that owned and advertised on billboards in 1926. A territorial law was passed one year later, in 1927, forever banning billboards throughout the islands. Maine, Vermont and Alaska have since joined us, enacting similar legislation.
Outdoor Circle campaigns include all forms of advertising, including skywriting, political advertising, and many other forms of signage. Chapter 3 of the County of Hawaiʻi code outlines the legal uses of various forms of signs and advertising. |
More Information about Prohibited Signs:
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Underground Wiring
For all our good efforts to protect the beauty of the islands, overhead utility lines continue to obstruct its natural beauty. From Kaua‘i to the Big Island of Hawai‘i, more great scenery is disturbed by a tangle of utility lines than by any other source. In recent years, The Outdoor Circle and other organizations have made progress in supporting laws that now require new developments to place utilities underground. Unfortunately, these efforts have not succeeded in requiring public funding to place existing utility lines underground or forcing the utility companies to invest in doing so. Much work lies ahead to rid Hawai‘i of this persistent eyesore. |
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