STAND. COM. REP. NO.   1235-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 126

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 126 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO REGULATE NOISE POLLUTION FROM HOUSEHOLD OR RESIDENTIAL SOURCES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to:

 

(1)  Adopt administrative rules to regulate noise pollution from household and residential sources above a rate of 55 dBA on parcels of land zoned as residential, excluding projects with a permit issued by State or County agencies; and

 

(2)  Consider the following factors in determining whether noise pollution exists: recorded decibel, duration of the noise, time of day at which the noise occurs, nature and source of the noise, the character of the area in which it occurs, and duration of time in which the noise pollution occurs; and

 

(3)  Adopt an appropriate system of citations, fines, or other courses of action to address individuals determined to be in violation of the noise pollution rules adopted by the Department of Health.

 

     The Department of Health and an individual opposed this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 126 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair