WAILUKU – The county Department of Parks & Recreation is gearing up for the Tri-Annual Permit Process for the winter 2019 season for all leagues and recreational programs.

This process affects application requests for the majority of facility usage countywide, including athletic fields, multipurpose fields, ball fields, courts, pools and gymnasiums. It is important to note that this new process will not impact permit application requests for camping, community centers or annual special events.

The department will accept application requests from 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, until 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, for the winter season of Jan. 1 to April 15, 2019.

Any applications not received in person or via email by 4 p.m. Oct. 12, 2018, will not be considered in the tri-annual process. Applicants having missed the application window may submit standard permit applications on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Dec. 10, 2018, space-permitting.

There are three windows of time each year during which application requests may be submitted: the first two weeks of January, May and October.

Application request packets will be available at all department permit offices and also on the County of Maui website at www.mauicounty.gov/parks.

Application requests will be reviewed in the priority order outlined in the department’s administrative rules (also available at www.mauicounty.gov/parks).

If you are unsure how this will affect your use of county facilities, contact the department’s permit office at (808) 270-7389 or e-mail DPRPermits@mauicounty.gov.

For general Parks Department information, visit www.mauicounty.gov/parks.