HB158 Summary

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 266-3 to grant the Director of Transportation authority to adopt rules regulating noise from vessels in commercial harbors, ports, roadsteads, docks, wharves, piers, quays, bulkheads, and landings.

• Establishes that the Director may set noise limits and standards for allowable noise emanating from vessels using state harbor facilities.

• Responds to concerns about excessive and harmful noise produced by vessels in Hawaii's working harbors by providing the Department of Transportation with regulatory authority previously unavailable.

• Takes effect upon approval.