Under Hawaii HAR 11-46, leaf blowers in Kaneohe residential areas are limited to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.
Hawaii Administrative Rules §11-46 governs powered landscape equipment within or 100 feet of residential zoning, which covers essentially all of Kaneohe's residential blocks. Blowers, string trimmers, and similar equipment may not operate outside 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays, or 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays and state holidays. Landscapers servicing Kaneohe's many large yards should schedule early-morning work to start no earlier than 8 a.m. DOH also enforces maximum dBA caps at the property line.
DOH may assess up to $10,000 per day in administrative penalties; HPD can cite under ROH §41-6 for associated noise complaints.
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