THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 205 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting the Department of Health to adopt rules establishing a maximum decibel level for concerts or events at private venues generating noise in primarily residential areas.
THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 205
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.C.R. NO.
205
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the Department of Health to adopt rules establishing a maximum decibel level for concerts or events at private venues generating noise in primarily residential areas.
WHEREAS, noise pollution is a public health hazard that continues to negatively affect residents of the State; and WHEREAS, the most common health problems caused by noise pollution are noise-induced hearing loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, and stress; and WHEREAS, concerts or events held at private venues in primarily residential areas cause higher levels of noise pollution that are not typical of those areas; and WHEREAS, concerts or events held at private venues are not currently subject to permitting requirements; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to adopt rules establishing a maximum decibel level for concerts or events at private venues generating noise in primarily residential areas; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: DOH; Noise Pollution; Concerts
WHEREAS, noise pollution is a public health hazard that continues to negatively affect residents of the State; and
WHEREAS, the most common health problems caused by noise pollution are noise-induced hearing loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, and stress; and
WHEREAS, concerts or events held at private venues in primarily residential areas cause higher levels of noise pollution that are not typical of those areas; and
WHEREAS, concerts or events held at private venues are not currently subject to permitting requirements; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to adopt rules establishing a maximum decibel level for concerts or events at private venues generating noise in primarily residential areas; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title:
DOH; Noise Pollution; Concerts