By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– The bathrooms serving beachgoers at one of O‘ahu’s most popular and storied shoreline parks will experience significant restoration beginning in mid-April 2025.
Complete roof reconstruction and bathroom repairs to the comfort station at Waimea Bay Beach Park are scheduled to start on Monday, April 14. This will require the closure of the entire bathroom facility throughout the extensive maintenance project. The restoration effort is expected to be completed, and the comfort station reopened to the public, by the end of September 2025.
A dozen portable toilets, including two ADA-accessible bathrooms, will be available during the closure. The beach showers will also remain available. No public parking is expected to be impacted by the project, though an area adjacent to the comfort station will be used to stage equipment. Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) staff are coordinating with first responders, particularly Ocean Safety Department lifeguards, to relocate their equipment on-site and ensure there is no disruption to emergency services as a result of the project.
A combination of contract and in-house maintenance to the bathroom building will begin with a complete roof reconstruction, including replacing the support beams and shingles. That work will be conducted by Moriyama Construction, Inc. at a cost of $687,732.
Following the roofing work, in-house DPR maintenance staff will conduct facility improvements, primarily to the bathroom fixtures, partitions, and flooring. The facility restorations are part of DPR’s Kākou for Parks effort to revitalize some of our most heavily used park facilities, such as playgrounds, outdoor courts, and bathrooms. Since 2015, this has resulted in renovations to 176 comfort stations around the island. Experience the impacts yourself by visiting the effort’s website at: bit.ly/kakouforparks
We greatly appreciate the patience and understanding of kama‘āina and malihini (locals and tourists) who plan on visiting Waimea Beach during this facility improvement effort. Mahalo and take care.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service, other accommodations due to a disability, or an interpreter for a language other than English in reference to this announcement, please contact the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation at 808-768-3003 on weekdays from 7:45 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or email parks@honolulu.gov at least three business days before the scheduled event. Without sufficient advanced notice, it may not be possible to fulfill requests.