As part of our ongoing efforts to expand the Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program, we are evaluating Asing Community Park as a potential site for a new community garden!
Now we want to hear your input about this proposal through two community meetings:
• In-person: Friday, December 5, 2025 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Asing Community Park’s Meeting Room
• Via Zoom: Saturday, December 6, 2025 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Register online at bit.ly/PlanningGrowth
Both sessions will include a brief presentation about the community gardening program, an overview of how Asing Community Park was identified as a possible site, and opportunities for attendees to share feedback and ask questions.
The proposed site within this nearly 13-acre community park was selected through a geospatial analysis of the DPR park locations. This study assessed factors such as available space, access to water, transit connectivity, and community demographics. These meetings represent the first step in the planning process, when public input will help determine whether this location should be prioritized for a new community garden.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the popularity of the Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program is evident from the hundreds of gardeners awaiting a chance for a plot of their own. In fact, the average wait time for an existing community garden plot is about six years. Currently DPR provides over 1,200 gardening plots at 11 sites on O‘ahu, and often receives requests for new community gardens. Most notably in areas not yet served by this program. Expanding the City’s community garden network in underserved communities is also Action 8.5 of the City’s climate adaptation strategy, Climate Ready Oʻahu.
We invite you to explore more about this legacy program online, and how you can be involved, by visiting: bit.ly/oahugardens
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