HI SB2838

Requires the Department of Transportation to establish rules, procedures, standards, and enforcement mechanisms for mandatory noise abatement as a condition of tour aircraft operator permits.

Mandates identification of noise-sensitive areas with specific distance measurements that constitute restricted or reduced flight vicinities.

Requires tour aircraft operators to implement specific noise abatement procedures, submit ground-based noise monitoring procedures, and establish complaint response procedures.

Authorizes permit revocation and suspension penalties for operators who fail to comply with noise abatement conditions or make false statements in permit applications.

Requires all tour aircraft permits to include a Hawaii sectional aeronautical chart marked with approved flight routes, altitudes, and noise abatement procedures for areas near noise-sensitive locations.