State Permits For All Beach Weddings

The State of Hawaii, Dept. of Land and Natural Resources requires a permit for all beach weddings.

Our Ready-Made packages do not include the permit fees as part of the cost because, we can't know the cost of the permit and insurance until we know the requirements of your wedding, the size, and the location. Additionally, some of the paid private sites our clients use do not use the beach for their ceremony.

The cost is based upon the actual amount of square feet required. Liability insurance up to $300,000.00 listing the State of Hawaii as additionally insured is also required to apply for a permit.

We always try to keep the permit cost as low as possible using the minimum amount of space. We do ask that you be as accurate and truthful as possible in your estimates because, if the permit on wedding day is grossly inadequate, it could become problematic i.e. if you say it will be 10 guests and you have 50, we will have a problem.

The cost for our basic permit is $50. The permit costs $0.15 per square foot of space with the minimum space required for a permit application being 10x20 or 200 sq.ft. plus $20 for the required liability insurance for up to 10 participants and $20 per additional 10 participants.

We also charge $50 for each non-AHW vendor you may hire (with our agreement) to perform services on-site. We will need to have their names and addresses for our records.

Decorations other than what is provided for in the permit are expresively prohibited i.e. set-up of chairs, elaborate props, gazebo, arch, alter, etc. FYI: Simply, what we offer on our Order Form is legal and what we don't offer on our form isn't. Yes, some wedding companies still offer chairs and set-ups on the beach, we're inclined to obey the law.