Pearl City light trespass is controlled through shielding and cutoff requirements in ROH 21-4.100, preventing direct illumination onto residential Pearl City Highlands, Waimalu, and Manana neighborhoods.
Light trespass enforcement in Pearl City is handled through the shielding and cutoff requirements in LUO 21-4.100 rather than a separate foot-candle-based ordinance. The rule functions as a trespass control by requiring full cut-off fixtures to eliminate direct illumination onto neighboring residential, country, apartment, apartment mixed-use, or resort zoning districts, and beyond non-enclosed rooftop gathering spaces. Honolulu County does not have a standalone light trespass chapter with foot-candle limits measured at the property line. Residual trespass problems in Pearl City Highlands, Waimalu, or Manana may be addressed under general public nuisance provisions in ROH Chapter 41.
Light trespass violations trigger DPP notices of violation under ROH 21 and, in persistent cases, Public Nuisance enforcement under ROH Chapter 41 with fines and abatement orders.
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