When you visit Hawaii, you won’t be bombarded with billboard advertisements. In fact, you won’t see billboards at all. Hawaii is one of four states that ban billboards. (Alaska, Maine and Vermont are the other three states with billboard bans.) The Outdoor Circle has championed the Aloha State’s billboard-free efforts.
You May Also Like
Hawaii Fact 14 of 50: Another Name for the Hawaiian Islands
- Sheila Beal
- July 12, 2009
When British explorer Captain James Cook stumbled upon the islands of Hawaii in 1778, he dubbed them the Sandwich Islands to honor his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich. (I have…
Hawaii Fact 9 of 50: The First Seeds of Statehood
- Sheila Beal
- July 11, 2009
The first motions for statehood began at the turn of the 20th century. Per the official Web site of the Hawaii 50th Anniversary of Statehood Commission, these actions were the…
Hawaii Fact 27 of 50: Pacific Cable Speeds Communication To/From Hawaii
- Sheila Beal
- July 29, 2009
Did you know that until New Year’s Day on 1903, it took a week for news to travel between Hawaii and the US mainland? Today we can instantly read and…
Fact 4 of 50 About Hawaii, the 50th State: Population
- Sheila Beal
- July 6, 2009
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the state of Hawaii was 1,288,198 in 2008. That may sound like a large number, but would you believe it’s a…
Hawaii Fact 50 of 50: Hawaii’s State Motto
- Sheila Beal
- November 3, 2013
As this series of 50 facts about the 50th State was evolving, I decided weeks ago that I wanted Hawaii’s state motto to be the 50th fact. Why? Well, I…
Hawaii Fact 24 of 50: Hawaii’s Endemic Happy Face Spider
- Sheila Beal
- July 25, 2009
It’s hard not to be happy when you’re in Hawaii. Even Hawaii’s own spider exhibits that theory. The Hawaiian Happy Face Spider is constantly flashing an extremely content smile. Here…
4 comments
Its great! – It can be a serious challenge to get a sign permit of any kind.
Also… I just read this in the news today:
http://www.kitv.com/news/20161762/detail.html
Just looking at the picture above… Try to visualize it with and then without the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile on the road. Isn’t it so much nicer with out the Wienermobile on the road? ;^)
@ Dave – ha…who knew that the wienermobile might cause controversy in Hawaii.
I wish Hawaii would regulate banners and homemade signs too. When I visited Molokai a couple of years ago, the island was littered with signs against a potential development. They were so bad that they actually made me feel uncomfortable and really unwelcomed to the island. That’s just one example.
“I wish Hawaii would regulate banners and homemade signs too.”
So do I! It’s just a bunch of trash as far as I am concerned.