HAR 11-46-6(b) requires on-site vehicles and construction equipment to operate with a functioning, unmodified muffler, and Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 41-6.1 bars operating a sound-reproducing device in a vehicle on a public street if it is audible 30 feet away.
Vehicle-related noise in East Honolulu is addressed by both the state noise rule and the Honolulu ordinances. HAR 11-46-6(b)(1) provides that no person shall operate, nor shall its owner permit the operation of, an on-site vehicle, construction equipment, or device with a motor or exhaust system without a muffler (excepting pile hammers and pneumatic hand tools under fifteen pounds), and 11-46-6(b)(1)(B) bars operating such equipment with a muffler that has been altered, modified, or repaired to be less effective at reducing noise. For amplified sound from vehicles, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu Title 9, Chapter 41, Article 6, section 41-6.1 makes it unlawful to play or operate any radio, tape player, or other sound-reproducing device on a motor vehicle on a public street if the sound is audible 30 feet from the device. State on-road motor-vehicle equipment noise is also governed by Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 291 (traffic code) muffler requirements.
Muffler and equipment-noise violations under HAR 11-46 carry fines up to $10,000 per day (11-46-16); ROH 41-6.1 sound-device violations are enforced by the Honolulu Police Department as citations under the Honolulu code.
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