Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 60.1 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Subchapter 3 - OPEN BURNING
Section 11-60.1-55 - Agricultural burning or conditionally allowed open burning from subsection 11-601-52(e): "no-burn" periods
Current through February, 2024
(a) Except as provided in subsection (f), no person, with or without an agricultural burning permit, shall cause or allow agricultural burning or conditionally allowed open burning from subsection 11-60.1-52(e) when a "no-burn" period has been declared by the director.
(b) "No-burn" periods shall be determined by current and forecasted weather conditions which inhibit the dispersion of air pollutants. A no-burn period may be declared if unfavorable meteorological conditions such as high winds, temperature inversions and air stagnation are existing and forecasted to continue or deteriorate. If forecasting is unavailable, "no-burn" periods shall be determined based on visibility.
(c) Visibility shall be used as the basis for determining "no-burn" periods when forecasting is not possible or not available. A "no-burn" call based on visibility shall be made under the following conditions:
(d) Verification that widespread haze exists in any district may be accomplished by consultation with department personnel in the appropriate district.
(e) Notices of "no-burn" periods for the specified islands or districts may be posted on a department web page and shall apply to a specified "no burn" period.
(f) In a district where a long-term "no burn" declaration is in effect, the director may provide a waiver during an agricultural "no burn" period for the control of plant diseases or infestations when burning is determined to be the best available method of control.