Check this from Florida

ST. PETERSBURG - The latest attempt to reduce noise levels does not involve
a new ordinance, stiffer penalties, or a big enforcement action. It is a
polite request to the owners of cars with loud music systems to turn the
volume down.

"People may not be aware that the radio is a little bit loud and disturbing
some of their neighbors," explained Susie Ajoc of St. Petersburg
Neighborhood Services.

Noise Free Florida's Judy Ellis imported the idea from other cities. She
claims a lot of violators turn down the volume once they realize somebody is
watching them.

"Someone took the time to write to down their tag. Somebody in the police
department took the time to write them a letter," she said.

Ellis is also president of a neighborhood association providing the
grassroots component of this experiment. It is making post cards available
to residents who can jot down tag numbers and send them into the city. Then
the police department sends the vehicle's owner a letter.

Ajoc says 1,000 cards have been printed. The city wants to see how many of
those cards citizens send in and how many of them involve repeat offenders.
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Noise Pollution is a Thief

It sneaks across property lines.

It invades your personal space.

It steals your most precious commodity: time.

It then sneaks away with no trace, except for the physical and psychological imprint on the victim.

Even the wilds of Alaska are not immune to the ravages of uncontrolled ATV use.

In his book, Alaska, Promises to Keep, Robert Weeden wrote, “Alaska’s special
vulnerability to damage to all-terrain vehicles is well known. … The
implications of high vulnerability and slow recovery of vegetation are especially important in wild areas. Wilderness is a valuable land characteristic, and it is becoming more valuable yearly. The cost of destroying or damaging wilderness, however hard it may be to calculate, is increasing. It is highest where the degree of change is greatest and where recovery times are longest. Public-land-use policies have not yet reflected the values of wildness fully even in designated wilderness areas, and scarcely at all in undesignated areas that are wild simply because they have been left alone.” (Weeden, 1978).


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Hawaii Noise Bill Passes Out of Committee

Thanks to all who may have submitted comment on this bill. It goes to the Judiciary Committee next.

2/12/08 HB3001: The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Ito, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Saiki; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sagum.

Important Hawaii Noise Bill Needs Public Testimony

House bill HB 3100 provides injunctive relief for noise emanating from private property. Here is the hearing notice which gives all the options for submitting your comments. The hearing date is Tuesday,February 12.

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number

Hearing Notice

And here's a link to the bill:

HB3001

This bill is a first step for controlling noise pollution in Hawaii. Mahalo for your help!