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- EIN 99-0351832
- (808) 923-9243
- 227 Lewers St Ste 202 Honolulu HI 96815-1947 USA
- www.waikikibid.org
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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: The waikiki business improvement district association (wbida) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed pursuant to honolulu city ordinance number 00-40 for the purpose of implementing and managing the service programs designed to improve security, sanitation, and combat community deterioration in the waikiki area of honolulu. The wbida activities supplement the level of services provided to the area by the city and county of honolulu.
Programs: The streetscape maintenance program, launched in march 2001, provides daily custodial and landscape maintenance services to keep the public areas of waikiki clean and attractive.
the hospitality program, started in july 2007, is staffed by aloha ambassadors who serve as hosts of waikiki and provide information, assistance and aloha to everyone they encounter. The ambassadors are also alert to safety and security issues and work closely with the honolulu police department.
the security program started in march 2001 to provide daily beach and sidewalk patrols within the district to assist visitors and serve as a visible presence to deter criminal activity and was replaced in july 2007 by the hospitality program. The current security program consists of supporting enhanced police patrols of the district's public sidewalks and beaches.
the research and planning program includes the study of public sidewalks, street usage and the homeless population in waikiki, as well as general research on waikiki indicators, and best practices from other business improvement districts. Includes the public improvements program which develops guidelines and an action program for systematic, integrated and ongoing district-wide improvements.