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HI Rev Stat § 342F-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-30 Prohibition.

  §342F-30 Prohibition. No person, including any public body, shall engage in activity which produces excessive noise without first securing approval in writing from the director; provided that this section shall not apply to any school activity which is approved by school authorities. For purposes of this section, "school activity" means a public or private school function for students up through the twelfth grade which is approved by the school principal or an authorized representative. These activities shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §3] Cross References  Noise and climate control at school facilities, see §302A-1501.
HI Rev Stat § 342F-30.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-30.5 Noise control. By June 30, 1996, the department shall adopt a state community noise code pursuant to chapter 91, which recognizes differences in noise level standards in urban and non-urban areas of the State and noise level standards of each county. In the event of any conflict between this section and section 46-17, section 46-17 shall govern. [L 1995, c 200, §2]

  §342F-30.5  Noise control. By June 30, 1996, the department shall adopt a state community noise code pursuant to chapter 91, which recognizes differences in noise level standards in urban and non-urban areas of the State and noise level standards of each county. In the event of any conflict between this section and section 46-17, section 46-17 shall govern. [L 1995, c 200, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342F-30.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-30.8 Leaf blowers; restrictions.

  §342F-30.8 Leaf blowers; restrictions. (a) In any urban land use district, as designated pursuant to section 205-2, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a leaf blower within a residential zone or within one hundred feet of a residential zone in the State, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday or a state or federal holiday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday or any state or federal holiday.  (b) Violators shall be fined $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second violation, $200 for the third violation, and $500 for each subsequent violation.  (c) Government entities, and agents acting on behalf of government entities, shall not be subject to this section.  (d) Any county may adopt a rule or ordinance that places stricter limitations on the use of leaf blowers than are in this section. In case of a conflict between the requirements or limitations of this section and any county rule or ordinance regarding the use of leaf blowers, the more restrictive requirements shall apply.  (e) For the purposes of this section:  "Leaf blower" means any machine used to blow leaves, dirt, or other debris off sidewalks, driveways, lawns, and other surfaces.  "State holiday" means any day established as a state holiday in section 8-1. [L 2010, c 206, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 342F-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-31 Rules; specific.

  §342F-31 Rules; specific. The director may establish by rule:  (1) The control of vehicular noise; and  (2) Other specific areas for control of excessive noise, thereby allowing for varying conditions. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §3] Case Notes  Neither this chapter nor rules promulgated under §342-42 for "vehicular noise" extend to sounds reproduced by an automobile's stereo and regulated under Revised Ordinances of Honolulu §41-31.1. 81 H. 156 (App.), 914 P.2d 549.
HI Rev Stat § 342F-31.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-31.5 Noise measurement; rules. (a) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 that shall use both the dBC and the dBA sound level measurement systems for community noise control. The department and the county liquor commissions may enforce nighttime noise levels in any urban land use district measured from over fifty to sixty decibels, measured using the dBC weighting system, in certain areas they deem appropriate and not adversely affecting public health and safety. (b) In any urban land use district, a sound level of more than sixty decibels for bass sound (using the dBC weighting system), measured at a complainant's site, shall be deemed to exceed the maximum permissible sound at nighttime; provided that, where the complainant's site is within or in close proximity to an area zoned mixed-use or residential, the maximum permissible sound at nighttime shall be fifty decibels dBC. (c) For purposes of this section: "Nighttime" means the time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and "Urban land use district" means property designated as such pursuant to section 205-2. [L Sp 2009, c 25, §3]

 §342F-31.5 Noise measurement; rules. (a) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 that shall use both the dBC and the dBA sound level measurement systems for community noise control. The department and the county liquor commissions may enforce nighttime noise levels in any urban land use district measured from over fifty to sixty decibels, measured using the dBC weighting system, in certain areas they deem appropriate and not adversely affecting public health and safety.  (b) In any urban land use district, a sound level of more than sixty decibels for bass sound (using the dBC weighting system), measured at a complainant's site, shall be deemed to exceed the maximum permissible sound at nighttime; provided that, where the complainant's site is within or in close proximity to an area zoned mixed-use or residential, the maximum permissible sound at nighttime shall be fifty decibels dBC.  (c) For purposes of this section:  "Nighttime" means the time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and  "Urban land use district" means property designated as such pursuant to section 205-2. [L Sp 2009, c 25, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342F-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-32 Complaints; hearings; appointment of masters.

  §342F-32 Complaints; hearings; appointment of masters. The director may:  (1) Receive or initiate complaints of excessive noise, hold hearings in connection with excessive noise, and institute legal proceedings in the name of the State for the prevention, control, or abatement of excessive noise; and  (2) Appoint a master or masters to conduct investigations and hearings. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342F-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342F. Noise Pollution|342F-33 Research, educational, and training programs.

  §342F-33 Research, educational, and training programs. The director may:  (1) Conduct and supervise research programs for the purpose of determining the causes, effects, and hazards of excessive noise and the means whereby noise may be monitored, controlled, or abated;  (2) With the approval of the governor, cooperate with, and receive money from, the federal government, or any political subdivision of the State or from private sources for the study and control of excessive noise; and  (3) Conduct or commission and supervise state educational and training programs on noise prevention, control, and abatement, including the preparation and distribution of information relating to excessive noise and its effect on people. [L 1989, c 212, pt of §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-2 Solid waste management priorities.

  §342G-2 Solid waste management priorities. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Hawaii Integrated Solid Waste Management Act".  (b) In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the following solid waste management practices and processing methods in their order of priority:  (1) Source reduction;  (2) Recycling and bioconversion, including composting; and  (3) Landfilling and incineration. The respective roles of landfilling and incineration shall be left to each county's discretion.  (c) In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the minimization of litter and illegal dumping as a design factor in the development of integrated solid waste management programs. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-3 Goals.

  §342G-3 Goals. (a) It is the goal of the State to reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by:  (1) Twenty-five per cent by January 1, 1995; and  (2) Fifty per cent by January 1, 2000; through source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion. Where feasible, the office shall establish other state goals for specific commodities, recognizing market considerations.  (b) It is the goal of the State to reduce by not less than twenty-five per cent the amount of office paper generated by all state and county agencies by January 1, 1995, through source reduction. The base year for calculating progress toward this goal shall be total office paper consumption by state and county agencies in 1990.  (c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict a county from setting waste reduction goals higher than those of the State. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-11 Administration.

  §342G-11 Administration. The department shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter. The director may delegate to any person within the department the power and authority vested in this chapter as the director deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this chapter; provided that the director shall not delegate the power to adopt rules. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-12 Office of solid waste management, establishment.

  §342G-12 Office of solid waste management, establishment. There is established within the department the office of solid waste management. The head of the office shall be known as the state solid waste management coordinator. The coordinator shall be appointed by the director without regard to chapter 76 and shall be compensated at a salary level set by the director. The coordinator shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State. The coordinator shall hire staff, as may be necessary, with regard to chapter 76. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-12.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-12.5 Recycling coordinator. There is established a position of assistant to the coordinator of the office of solid waste management to be known as the recycling coordinator. The position may be appointed by the director in accordance with chapter 76. [L 1995, c 229, §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2005, c 226, §8; am L 2006, c 300, §9]

  §342G-12.5  Recycling coordinator. There is established a position of assistant to the coordinator of the office of solid waste management to be known as the recycling coordinator. The position may be appointed by the director in accordance with chapter 76. [L 1995, c 229, §2; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2005, c 226, §8; am L 2006, c 300, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-13 Powers and duties of the department.

 §342G-13 Powers and duties of the department. In the execution of the responsibilities provided under this chapter, the department shall:  (1) Establish and administer goals and guidelines as provided for in this chapter;  (2) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 and administer the rules as provided for in this chapter;  (3) Fulfill the office of solid waste management €™s responsibilities pursuant to this chapter until the establishment of the office;  (4) Serve as the state solid waste management agency for compliance with the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 United States Code section 6901 et seq.) and any other federal law regarding solid waste; and  (5) Perform other duties as specified in this chapter. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2; am L 1995, c 229, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-14 Powers and duties of the office of solid waste management.

  §342G-14 Powers and duties of the office of solid waste management. The office shall:  (1) Promote the development of coordinated statewide solid waste management;  (2) Identify and monitor environmental and public health issues relating to solid waste management;  (3) Promote source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion, including home composting, through the provision of a comprehensive, innovative, and effective statewide public education and awareness program concerning the value of source reduction and recycling, and the way the public can participate in these areas;  (4) Comply with the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 United States Code section 6901 et seq.) and any other federal law heretofore or hereafter enacted affecting solid waste;  (5) Seek compliance with sections 226-18, 226-52, and 226-103;  (6) Assess the feasibility of employing disposal fees, including fees at the point of introduction or sale of any product that would require eventual disposition as solid waste, as possible funding sources for waste management activities;  (7) Coordinate with the department of land and natural resources to incorporate solid waste management and processing concerns in the department of land and natural resources €™ land use planning and development efforts;  (8) Coordinate the bioconversion efforts of appropriate agency and county activities, including the provision of technical assistance and the evaluation of bioconversion programs;  (9) Provide waste evaluation services and assistance in developing paper recycling and other materials programs to both the public and private sector, where feasible;  (10) Promote the use of enterprise zones in each county to support source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion-type businesses;  (11) Create and maintain a database to assess the composition of the State €™s waste stream. If feasible, this database shall contain the information necessary to generate the office €™s annual report;  (12) Identify and apply for appropriate federal funds to support the programs and activities authorized by this chapter; and  (13) Cooperate with appropriate federal, state, and county agencies in carrying out the office €™s responsibilities under this chapter. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-15 Annual report.

 §342G-15 Annual report. (a) The coordinator shall prepare and submit an annual report to each county, the director, the governor, and the legislature, twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, describing the activities of the office. The annual report shall provide the information required in this chapter, including, but not limited to:  (1) A summary of the results achieved in meeting the state waste reduction goals, including the amounts of waste disposed of, diverted, and generated in the State, and the progress toward managing waste in consideration of the state solid waste management priorities;  (2) Results achieved in county integrated solid waste management planning and the state plan, with timetables for completion and implementation;  (3) Results achieved in implementing procurement programs, including the amount of recycled goods and materials purchased by the State and counties;  (4) Total paper consumption by state and county agencies and results achieved with the office paper reduction goal;  (5) Results achieved by government agencies in establishing office paper and other materials recovery programs;  (6) Results achieved by state and county agencies in removing barriers to the development of recycling markets and in developing markets and supporting businesses that use recovered materials;  (7) A summary of results achieved by state and county agencies in the provision and execution of the statewide public awareness and education program;  (8) A summary of results achieved by agencies to improve energy efficiency and to reduce reliance on imported fuels in compliance with sections 226-18 and 226-52;  (9) A summary and schedule of the key solid waste management goals and objectives planned for the following year at state and county levels; and  (10) Revenues into and expenditures from the environmental management special fund during the previous fiscal year and projections for revenues and expenditures in the coming fiscal year.  (b) Upon request from the office, the counties shall provide information, to the best of their abilities, to fulfill the requirements outlined in this section. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 312, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-21 Establishment of county integrated solid waste management plans.

  §342G-21 Establishment of county integrated solid waste management plans. By January 1, 1993, each county shall submit to the office an integrated solid waste management plan that has been formally adopted by the county and that is consistent with the requirements of this chapter. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-22 Development of county integrated solid waste management plans.

  §342G-22 Development of county integrated solid waste management plans. (a) Prior to preparing a plan, each county shall form an advisory committee appointed by the mayor. The county advisory committee may be composed of representatives from citizen organizations, industry, the private solid waste industry operating within the county, the private recycling or scrap material processing industry operating within the county, the county coordinator, and any other persons deemed appropriate by the mayor. The county advisory committee shall review the plan during its preparation, make suggestions, and propose any changes it believes are appropriate.  (b) Prior to formal adoption by the county, the county shall submit the proposed plan to the office for review and comment. The office shall provide its comments to the county within ninety days of receiving the proposed plan. Following the office €™s review, the county shall make the proposed plan available for public review and comment for a period of not less than sixty days. The county shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed plan during this period.  (c) Following formal adoption of the plan by the county, the county shall submit the adopted plan to the office for review. The adopted plan shall be accompanied by a document that contains for each comment received from the State or the public, a response detailing how the comment has been addressed in the plan or, if it has not been addressed, the reason for not doing so. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 342G-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|342G. Integrated Solid Waste Management|342G-23 State review of county integrated solid waste management plans.

  §342G-23 State review of county integrated solid waste management plans. (a) Prior to submitting to the office a plan that has been formally adopted by a county, the county and the office may negotiate plan components the county finds infeasible. The public shall be notified of all plan components that are determined to be infeasible.  (b) The office shall review the county-adopted plan and approve, conditionally approve, approve specific elements or components, or disapprove the plan. The office shall have sixty days to render a decision, unless the office gives written notice to the county that additional time is necessary to complete the review.  (c) The office shall approve any county plan or revised plan that demonstrates to its satisfaction that:  (1) The plan is reasonably complete and accurate, and consistent with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter;  (2) The plan provides for the maximum feasible development and implementation of source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion programs, and demonstrates a feasible schedule, funding source, and amount for doing so;  (3) The plan provides for the disposal of solid waste that is not reduced, recycled, or altered through bioconversion, in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of this chapter; and  (4) The plan accomplishes all of the above in a manner consistent with chapter 226.  (d) To expedite and facilitate the plan development, review, and adoption process, the office, at the request of a county, may participate directly in the county adoption process by attending public hearings and county council sessions.  (e) The department shall notify the public of the approval, conditional approval, approval of specific elements or components, or disapproval of the plan. The director may hold a public hearing on the plan if the director determines that a public hearing is in the public interest. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]