Leaf blowers and string trimmers in Kailua residential areas are restricted to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and holidays under Hawaii HAR 11-46.
Hawaii Administrative Rules §11-46 governs all powered landscape equipment within or 100 feet of residentially zoned land, which includes nearly every Kailua lot. Landscapers and homeowners must cease operation outside the permitted windows: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays and state holidays. DOH also enforces maximum permissible dBA levels that can limit even daytime use near property lines. Kailua HOAs and condominium associations sometimes layer tighter private rules on top of the state floor.
DOH administrative penalties up to $10,000 per day; HPD may also issue noise citations under ROH §41-6.
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