ROH §41-6.1
Loud music from cars or public places is illegal
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗You cannot play music or other sound from a device on public property or in a car on a public street if it can be heard 30 feet away. If you have the device, the law assumes you are the one using it.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Prohibited noise
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) It is unlawful for any person or persons to play, use, operate, or permit to be played, used, or operated, any radio, tape recorder, cassette player, or other machine or device for reproducing sound, if it is located in or on any of the following:
(1) Any public property, including any public street, highway, building, sidewalk, park, or thoroughfare; or
(2) Any motor vehicle on a public street, highway, or public space;
and if the sound generated is audible at a distance of 30 feet from the device producing the sound.
(b) Possession by a person or persons of any of the machines or devices enumerated in subsection (a) shall be prima facie evidence that that person operates, or those persons operate, the machine or device.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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