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Council weighs parks package; Farm Bureau backs farmers markets, some residents urge vetting
Summary
Council members and public speakers discussed proposed changes to park uses and a parks maintenance special fund; the Hawaii Farm Bureau supported allowing farmers markets in parks while others urged guardrails and concerns about charging fees for botanical gardens.
Council members and community testifiers discussed a multi‑bill parks package that would clarify allowable activities in parks, authorize fees for certain garden uses and create a parks maintenance revolving fund.
Brian Miyamoto, representing the Hawaii Farm Bureau, testified in support of Bill 30, which clarifies that…
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