Urban Honolulu sits under Daniel K. Inouye and tour-helicopter routes, but aircraft noise is governed by federal preemption and HRS 261-12, not by city ordinance.
Urban Honolulu residents in Salt Lake, Kalihi, and Mapunapuna live close to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport approach corridors, and Waikiki sees regular tour-helicopter traffic. Even so, aircraft noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. State authority is in Hawaii Revised Statutes §261-12, which directs the Director of Transportation to adopt rules and require noise abatement procedures in tour-aircraft permits. Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Chapter 41, Article 6 explicitly excludes aircraft in flight.
Complaints are routed to the Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division or to the FAA; no city citation exists for in-flight aircraft noise.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
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ROH 15-14.5 drives Schedule XXII no-parking signs throughout Urban Honolulu, while ROH 15-13.5 sets how close to the curb vehicles must park.
Urban Honolulu, HI
LUO 21-6.60 requires EV-ready stalls in new multi-family (8+ stalls) and commercial (12+ stalls) parking across Urban Honolulu, with compact resizing allowed...
Urban Honolulu, HI
ROH 15-16.6 prohibits storage parking of commercial vehicles on Urban Honolulu streets without posted signs; LUO 21-6.20 sets the companion off-street parkin...
Urban Honolulu, HI
Urban Honolulu has no blanket overnight parking ban; ROH 15-14.6 enforces parking prohibited during certain hours only on sign-posted routes.
Urban Honolulu, HI
ROH 15-14.1 prohibits stopping, standing, or parking in front of any public or private driveway or within 4 feet of either side across dense Urban Honolulu n...
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Urban Honolulu property owners obtain fence and wall permits from the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting under ROH 18-3.1, which exempts retainin...
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