Permits Required to Hawaii Beach Weddings

If you’ve been researching your upcoming Hawaii wedding, you may have heard rumblings about needing beach permits to use state lands. You may also have the impression that it’s somehow an inconvenience.

Here’s the SCOOP on Maui Wedding beach permits.

The State of Hawaii is now requiring permits for all “commercial activities” on all state beaches. That means if you are planning your wedding on Maui (or anywhere in Hawaii) and wish to have a wedding planner, a minister, a caterer or live music, you will need to obtain a permit from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Two words: NO PROBLEM!

These permits will be obtained and paid for by the wedding company of your choosing. There will be no inconvenience to you whatsoever and ceremonies on Maui’s beaches will continue like they always have.

I would even go a step further and say this permit process is a GOOD THING, since it provides an extra layer of security to you, the Hawaii destination wedding couple.

How so?

Because the beach permit process requires the wedding professional to be fully licensed and insured, fly-by-night businesses and unscrupulous people will be weeded out, leaving you feeling more secure that your romantic Maui beach wedding will be conducted by the very best that any destination wedding location has to offer.

I am not sure how it’s done in other countries where beach weddings are popular, but here in Hawaii, you can breathe easier knowing that consumer protection is on your side.

Maui No Ka’oi

In The News: Five ways to keep your Hawaii vacation affordable

With Aloha Airlines and ATA no longer in the air, the price of flying to Hawaii is going up. Is this the end of affordable island vacations? Not necessarily. Before your trip, you can save money by buying vacation packages that include lodging and a rental car, by flying off-peak, or by using your frequent flier points for those increasingly rare free seats. And it’s even easier to save money once you’re actually in the islands.

Read about the strategies here.

In The News: Plan ahead for no-hassle nuptials

April 6, 2008

By KYLE WAGNER
The Denver Post

The only hitch that should be happening at a destination wedding is the one that involves the bride and groom — and to keep things running as smoothly as possible, the professionals agree with those who have successfully married at distant locales: Plan, plan, plan as far in advance as you can.

Here are some ideas for making your dream nuptials a well-organized reality:

Send out save-the-date cards.

Andy Schiff of Denver, who married his girlfriend, Melanie Ufema, in Hawaii, says his cards were mailed about nine months in advance, giving people plenty of time to decide, make arrangements and find airfare deals. “The earlier people know it’s happening, the more able they are to find a way to attend,” says travel agent Margi Arnold.

Read the entire article here.