STAND. COM. REP. NO.  603-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3001

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 3001 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOISE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide relief from noise pollution by creating a cause of action for excessive noise for injunctive relief and damages.

     Several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The City & County of Honolulu Downtown Neighborhood Board No. 13 supported the intent of this measure.  The General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Animal CARE Foundation opposed this bill.  Several concerned individuals submitted comments.

     Your Committee finds that the issues relating to judicial relief is within the purview of the Committee on Judiciary and should be considered in detail in that Committee.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3001 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair