HI HR6

Legislative Reference Bureau requested to conduct a study on cumulative health effects of persistent urban noise in Honolulu, in consultation with the John A. Burns School of Medicine and Department of Health.

Study shall examine the extent of urban noise, its effects on residents' quality of life, and possible solutions used by other urban environments that may be effective in Honolulu.

Findings and recommendations must be submitted to the Legislature by September 1, 2022.

Certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Director of Health, Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Mayor of Honolulu, and chairpersons of multiple Honolulu neighborhood boards.

Resolution identifies pervasive noise sources in Honolulu including buses, emergency vehicle sirens, garbage trucks, motorcycle engines, bass music from venues, leaf blowers, and harbor noise as contributors to urban noise problems.