Loud rides create louder debate over Hawaii noise cameras

Loud rides create louder debate over Hawaii noise cameras

Hawaii drivers may see expanded enforcement against vehicles, including motorcycles, whose audio or muffler systems make noise equivalent to a lawn mower. The state Department of Transportation already has installed eight of 10 planned cameras that flag noise exceeding 90 decibels while collecting data on sources and patterns of the noise, according to DOT spokesperson Shelly Kunishige. Sounds at the 90 decibel level include lawn mowers, power t…