7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 11 cities in Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Oahu's island-wide prohibited-noise rule bars disturbing sounds at all hours, with the 30-foot audibility test commonly applied to amplified devices.
Construction noise across Oahu is controlled by state rule HAR 11-46, not a separate Honolulu ordinance, with permits required outside allowed daytime hours.
Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, Department of Health, Chapter 46 (Community Noise Control), HAR 11-46 (permit conditions for construction activities)
(1) No permit shall allow any construction activities which emit noise in excess of the maximum permissible sound levels for the hours before 7:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. of the same day, Monday through Friday; (2) No permit shall allow any construction activities which emit noise in excess of the maximum permissible sound levels for the hours before 9:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday; ...
Oahu's animal nuisance ordinance prohibits owners island-wide from keeping dogs whose barking or howling unreasonably disturbs neighbors.
Leaf blower use on Oahu is constrained by state rule HAR 11-46 with fixed daytime windows in or near residential areas.
Honolulu's Land Use Ordinance restricts outdoor amplified speakers and music near residential and resort districts across Oahu.
Aircraft noise is preempted federally; Hawaii addresses it through HRS 261-12 while Honolulu's noise ordinance expressly excludes aircraft in flight.
Stationary-source industrial noise on Oahu is capped primarily by state rule HAR 11-46 with local backup from Honolulu's noise control article.
11 cities in Honolulu County have their own noise ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
5 verified rules • Amplified Music & Events, Barking Dogs
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
9 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
7 verified rules • Aircraft Noise, Amplified Music & Events
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