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Council asks staff to clarify pier rules and add signs banning motorized electric vehicles
Summary
After complaints about fast electric bikes on the pier, council directed staff to add signage specifically prohibiting electric/motorized vehicles on the pier and to update code definitions so enforcement and public guidance are clearer.
The City Council on May 5 asked staff to create clearer on‑site guidance and revise municipal code language after a public request about motorized electric bikes on the Waianae Beach pier.
Deputy City Manager Charles Peritz told the council that the municipal code already includes broad prohibitions "related to wheeled vehicles, but does not define that term." He noted two code sections referenced on signage: a section prohibiting "riding, pushing, or pulling wheeled vehicles on the pier" and a section banning wheeled vehicles "for human conveyance on unpaved areas at the beach park." Peritz said…
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