The State of Hawaii Department of Health will hold a public hearing for the proposed amendment of Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 11-41, which regulates lead-based paint abatement and related activities. Major proposed amendments align state regulations with updates to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s federal regulations, including changes to the dust-lead hazard definition, renaming the dust-lead “clearance levels” as post-abatement “action levels,” and lowering the action levels. An additional state-initiated change is proposed to require principal instructors for lead-based paint activities training programs to maintain current certification in the disciplines they teach.
The proposed amendments are posted online at https://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/administrative-rules/ and can be viewed at 99-945 Halawa Valley Street, EHSD Administration Office, ‘Aiea, Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm (except state holidays). Copies will be mailed on request and payment of a 10 cent/page copy fee and postage; call 808- 586-4700 to request.
The public hearing will be at 10am on September 30, 2026, at 99-945 Halawa Valley Street, EHSD Administration Office, ‘Aiea. All interested parties may attend and present relevant information, comments, and opinions, including but not limited to the ways in which the proposed amendments may impair or otherwise impact Native Hawaiian rights, traditions, and practices. To request an auxiliary aid or service (e.g. ASL interpreter, large print), call Noella at 808-586-4700 (voice/TDD) or e-mail noella.narimatsu@doh.hawaii.gov as soon as possible to allow adequate time to fulfill your request.
Anyone unable to attend may send written comments to Attn: Lead Rules 99-945 Halawa Valley Street ‘Aiea, HI 96701 or reuben.bilan@doh.hawaii.gov. Submissions must be received by October 7.

(TGI1536632 8/27/26)