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HI SB1493

Bill

Status

Vetoed

7/12/2011

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all new and replacement outdoor light fixtures to be fully shielded (emitting no light above horizontal plane) beginning July 1, 2013.

  • Allows outdoor athletic field lighting to be less than fully shielded if a registered electrical engineer certifies full shielding is impractical, with maximum 5% uplight allowed.

  • Permits replacement roadway and highway lighting to be partially shielded (no more than 5% light above horizontal) if a registered electrical engineer certifies fully shielded fixtures cannot meet illumination uniformity standards with existing pole spacing.

  • Exempts light sources of 3,000 lumens or less, emergency lighting, temporary construction/film production/agricultural lighting, and navigational lights required for waterways and aircraft.

  • Establishes lighting standards as supplemental to county ordinances and does not supersede more restrictive county lighting regulations.

Legislative Description

Outdoor Lighting; Starlight Reserve

Last Action

(S) Vetoed on 07-12-11 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1353).

7/12/2011

Committee Referrals

Energy and Environment1/28/2011

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