Amplified music rules in Honolulu County, HI — also called sound permit, PA system, or live music ordinances — set decibel limits, time-of-day restrictions, and when permits are required.
Honolulu's Land Use Ordinance restricts outdoor amplified speakers and music near residential and resort districts across Oahu.
Revised Ordinances of Honolulu §21-4.80, part of the Land Use Ordinance general development standards, limits outdoor public-address and amplified music or voice systems at commercial and industrial developments located adjacent to country, residential, apartment, apartment-mixed-use, or resort districts. The Land Use Ordinance provision works together with ROH §41-6.1, which addresses amplified sound on public property using the 30-foot audibility standard.
Land use violations are handled by the Department of Planning and Permitting through notices of violation, civil fines, and, for persistent issues, injunctive relief.
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