The Waikiki Improvement Association

The Association implements and manages programs for The enjoyment of visitors and residents by working in partnership with members and government to identify needs, develop strategies, shape public policy and implement programs to strengthen The physical and economic vitality of Waikiki. The Association manages The sunset on The beach program in partnership with The city & county of honolulu. The Association also manages in cooperation with The city & county of honolulu The torch lighting and hula performances at The kuhio beach mound; and sponsors The Waikiki new year's fireworks display. The Association produces events such as Waikiki hula (fka international Waikiki hula conference) and is a co-sponsor of The pan-pacific festival. The Association is leading a project to update and rewrite The Waikiki special district design guidelines. The goal of The revisions is to provide clear guidance to developers, architects and provide The city & county of honolulu department of planning and permitting with objective criteria with which to evaluate projects in Waikiki. In may 2018, The Association approved establishing The Waikiki transportation management Association. The Waikiki transportation management Association and The city & county of honolulu's department of transportation services entered into a memorandum of agreement to establish an effective, equitable, sustainable and safe mechanism to manage The city & county of honolulu's public right of way, parking facilities and related infrastructure within Waikiki.