Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-163 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-163
Powers of counties.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall not be deemed to prevent counties with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction from:

(1) Regulating or prohibiting stopping, standing, or parking except as provided in section 291C-111;

(2) Regulating traffic by means of police officers or official traffic-control devices;

(3) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;

(4) Designating particular highways or roadways for use by traffic moving in one direction;

(5) Establishing speed limits for vehicles in public parks;

(6) Designating any highway as a through highway or designating any intersection as a stop or yield intersection;

(7) Restricting the use of highways;

(8) Regulating the operation and equipment of and requiring the registration and inspection of bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee;

(9) Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles;

(10) Altering or establishing speed limits;

(11) Requiring written collision reports;

(12) Designating no-passing zones;

(13) Prohibiting or regulating the use of controlled-access roadways by any class or kind of traffic;

(14) Prohibiting or regulating the use of heavily traveled streets by any class or kind of traffic found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic;

(15) Establishing minimum speed limits;

(16) Designating hazardous railroad grade crossing;

(17) Designating and regulating traffic on play streets;

(18) Prohibiting pedestrians from crossing a roadway in a business district or any designated highway except in a crosswalk;

(19) Restricting pedestrian crossing at unmarked crosswalks;

(20) Regulating persons propelling push carts;

(21) Regulating persons upon skates, coasters, sleds, and other toy vehicles;

(22) Adopting and enforcing temporary or experimental regulations as may be necessary to cover emergencies or special conditions;

(23) Adopting maximum and minimum speed limits on streets and highways within their respective jurisdictions;

(24) Adopting requirements on stopping, standing, and parking on streets and highways within their respective jurisdictions except as provided in section 291C-111;

(25) Prohibiting or regulating electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks and bicycle paths;

(26) Implementing a photo red light imaging detector system pursuant to chapter 291J; and

(27) Adopting other traffic regulations as are specifically authorized by this chapter.

(b) No local authority shall erect or maintain any official traffic-control device at any location so as to require the traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the director of transportation. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1976, c 238, §2; am L 1998, c 234, §§4, 29; am L 1999, c 263, §5; am L 2000, c 240, §21; am L 2001, c 55, §14; am L 2002, c 58, §2; am L 2009, c 78, §2; am L 2020, c 30, §5; am L 2021, c 124, §11]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 288-8 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 288 / Section 288-8
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-56.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-56.5
Special license plates for consul or official representative of foreign or territorial government.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any consul or official representative of a foreign government or territory of the United States of America, duly licensed and holding an exequatur issued by the Department of State of the United States of America, may be furnished at no cost special license plates by the director of finance on such conditions as may be necessary on a vehicle used on official consular business, provided that upon application for special license plates a consul or official representative shall be given the option of using license plates issued by the consul's or official representative's government. Before such plates shall be considered as special license plates, they shall be registered and the appropriate fees paid to the county for the issuance. The special license plates shall be securely fastened to the vehicle in lieu of the regulation number plates; provided that the tag or emblem, issued each year, shall be affixed to the special license plates in the manner provided for in section 249-7. Whenever the consul or official representative transfers or assigns the consul's or official representative's interest in or title in the vehicle to which the special license plates were issued, the consul or official representative shall immediately surrender the special license plates to the director of finance.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-172 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-172
Refusal to provide identification.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person detained for a violation of this chapter shall provide the person's name and address, or any proof thereof, or both, upon the lawful order or direction of any police officer in the course and scope of the officer's duties pursuant to this chapter.

(b) A pedestrian who is detained for violating part VII of this chapter shall provide the person's name and address upon the lawful order or direction of a police officer in the course and scope of the officer's duties. If the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is being deceptive or misleading in providing the person's name and address, the person shall provide such proof thereof, upon the lawful order or direction of the police officer. [L 1978, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 215, §1; am L 1995, c 169, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-309 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-309
Rules.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out this part, the director, pursuant to chapter 91, shall adopt rules including rules assessing reasonable fees for the services provided under this part. The rules shall:

(1) Authorize the examiner of drivers to waive any fee in cases of extreme hardship and provide criteria for determining whether a waiver is warranted; and

(2) Direct the examiner of drivers to waive all fees for the issuance of an original or renewal identification card for any individual who is homeless; provided the individual's homeless status is corroborated by a verification letter issued by a homeless service provider. [L 2012, c 310, pt of §2; am L 2015, c 243, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-306 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-306
Expiration; renewal; replacement.
Status: in_force

(a) Every identification card issued under this part, whether an original or a renewal, shall bear an expiration date that shall be the date and month of the individual's birthday eight years after the year of issuance; provided that if the individual is a legal nonimmigrant, the certificate shall bear an expiration date that is the same as the expiration date on the individual's arrival-departure record, CBP Form I-94. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's identification card within six months before the day on which it expires by filing an application in accordance with section 286-303 and paying the prescribed fee [established] by rules of the director.

(b) If an identification card is lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated, the individual to whom the identification card was issued may obtain a duplicate by paying the fee established by rules of the director and by:

(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation to the examiner; and

(2) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence under section 286-303.

Any individual who loses an identification card and, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original, shall immediately surrender the original to the examiner.

(c) The examiner of drivers shall cancel any identification card upon determining that the identification card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or altered. The examiner also shall cancel a REAL ID compliant identification card that is surrendered to the examiner of drivers after the cardholder has obtained a duplicate or replacement REAL ID compliant identification card, or if a REAL ID-compliant driver's license has been previously issued.

(d) No agent of the State or its political subdivisions shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or privilege upon the possession by any individual of an identification card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated or franchised transit system from using an identification card for the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system. No individual shall be required to apply for, carry, or possess an identification card. [L 2012, c 310, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-167 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-167
Summons or citation on illegally parked vehicle.
Status: in_force

Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions contained in the state traffic laws, the officer or designee finding the vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle that may identify its registered owner and shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a citation, as described in section 291C-165, for the registered owner of record to answer as provided in chapter 291D.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-23 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-23
Responsibility for compliance.
Status: in_force

(a) Every owner or driver, upon receiving a citation as provided in section 286-22(b), shall comply therewith and shall within five days secure an official certificate of inspection or make the necessary corrections or repairs, or the driver may request a hearing as provided in section 286-22(d).

(b) No person shall operate any vehicle or moped after receiving a citation with reference thereto as provided in section 286-22(b), except that if the driver is authorized to do so by the police officer, the driver may return the vehicle or moped to the driver's residence or place of business or the residence or place of business of the owner of the vehicle or moped, or to an automotive repair shop, if within a distance of twenty miles, until a certificate of inspection is obtained or the necessary corrections or repairs are made. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-23; gen ch 1985; am L 2016, c 200, §9]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-10
Arrest or citation.
Status: in_force

Except when required by state law to take immediately before a district judge a person arrested for violation of any provision of this chapter, including any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, any person authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter, hereinafter referred to as enforcement officer, upon arresting a person for violation of any provision of this chapter, including any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall issue to the alleged violator a summons or citation printed in the form hereinafter described, warning the alleged violator to appear and answer to the charge against the alleged violator at a certain place and at a time within seven days after such arrest.

The summons or citation shall be printed in a form comparable to the form of other summonses and citations used for arresting offenders and shall be designed to provide for inclusion of all necessary information. The form and content of such summons or citation shall be adopted or prescribed by the district courts.

The original of a summons or citation shall be given to the alleged violator and the other copy or copies distributed in the manner prescribed by the district courts; provided that the district courts may prescribe alternative methods of distribution of the original and any other copy.

Summonses and citations shall be consecutively numbered and the carbon copy or copies of each shall bear the same number.

Any person who fails to appear at the place and within the time specified in the summons or citation issued to the person by the enforcement officer upon the person's arrest for violation of any provision of this chapter, including any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

If any person fails to comply with a summons or citation issued to such person, or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required, the enforcement officer shall cause a complaint to be entered against such person and secure the issuance of a warrant for the person's arrest.

When a complaint is made to any prosecuting officer of the violation of any provision of this chapter, including any rule adopted hereunder, the enforcement officer who issued the summons or citation shall subscribe to it under oath administered by another official of the department of transportation whose name has been submitted to the prosecuting officer and who has been designated by the director to administer the same. [L 1979, c 119, §4; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286C-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286C / Section 286C-1
Enactment of compact.
Status: in_force

[§286C-1 Enactment of compact.] The Driver License Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining herein in the form substantially as follows:

DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT

ARTICLE I. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY

(a) The party states find that:

(1) The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles.

(2) Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property.

(3) The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.

(b) It is the policy of each of the party states to:

(1) Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators drive motor vehicles.

(2) Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility therefor more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.

ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS

As used in this compact:

(a) "State" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(b) "Home state" means the state which has issued and has the power to suspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor vehicle.

(c) "Conviction" means a conviction of any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance or administrative rule or regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense, and which conviction or forfeiture is required to be reported to the licensing authority.

ARTICLE III. REPORTS OF CONVICTION

The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation specifying the section of the statute, code or ordinance violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty [or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a result] of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and shall include any special findings made in connection therewith.

Revision Note

Bracketed words "or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a result" added by revisor.

ARTICLE IV. EFFECT OF CONVICTION

(a) The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to Article III of this compact, as it would if such conduct had occurred in the home state, in the case of convictions for:

(1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;

(2) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;

(3) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;

(4) Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.

(b) As to other convictions, reported pursuant to Article III, the licensing authority in the home state shall give such effect to the conduct as is provided by the laws of the home state.

(c) If the laws of a party state do not provide for offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the words employed in subdivision (a) of this Article, such party state shall construe the denominations and descriptions appearing in subdivision (a) hereof as being applicable to and identifying those offenses or violations of a substantially similar nature, and the laws of such party state shall contain such provision as may be necessary to ensure that full force and effect is given to this Article.

ARTICLE V. APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENSES

Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made shall not issue a license to drive to the applicant if:

(1) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such suspension period has not terminated.

(2) The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such revocation has not terminated, except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, such person may make application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.

(3) The applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force unless the applicant surrenders such license.

ARTICLE VI. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS

Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any party state to apply any of its other laws relating to the licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state.

ARTICLE VII. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR AND

INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION

(a) The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of this compact for his state. The administrators, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information under this compact.

(b) The administrator of each party state shall furnish to the administrator of each other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of this compact.

ARTICLE VIII. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL

(a) This compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law.

(b) Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until six months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states. No withdrawal shall affect the validity or applicability by the licensing authorities of states remaining party to the compact of any report of conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.

ARTICLE IX. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. [L 1971, c 127, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 290-46 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 290 / Section 290-46
[ §290-46] Abandoned vehicles; repeat offender; penalty.
Status: in_force

[ §290-46] Abandoned vehicles; repeat offender; penalty. A person who is the registered owner of a vehicle that was deemed abandoned or derelict pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a fine for each vehicle as follows:

(1) For the third violation, a fine of $750; and

(2) For a fourth or subsequent violation, a fine of $1,000. [L 2022 , c 297, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-173 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-173
Interpretation.
Status: in_force

Wherever consistent with the context of the state traffic laws, words in the present, past or future shall be construed to be interchangeable with and to include any other tense; the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine gender; and words in the singular number shall be construed to include the plural; and in the plural to include the singular, and each shall be construed to be interchangeable with the other.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-28 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-28
Liabilities which need not be covered.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle liability policy need not insure any liability under chapter 386 relating to workers' compensation nor any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment, other than domestic, of the insured, or while engaged in the operation, maintenance, or repair of any such motor vehicle nor any liability for damage to property owned by, rented to, in charge of, or transported by the insured.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-137 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-137
District courts to keep records.
Status: in_force

The district court of each circuit shall keep, maintain, and control or shall otherwise provide for the keeping, maintaining, and controlling of proper and accurate records of each conviction or bail forfeiture or any other disposition of each violation of licensee coming within this part. The district court of each circuit shall also establish procedures for the accounting, control, and disposition of each traffic citation, notice, or summons used or issued, whether the use or issuance of the same is authorized by the court or by any other governmental agency under applicable laws or ordinances, which may include the keeping of an accurate citation, notice, or summons control ledger or form in a numerical, chronological, or other accountable manner.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-147 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-147
Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.
Status: in_force

(a) Any bicycle used from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front.

(b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red reflector at least four square inches in size which shall be visible for six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.

(c) Every bicycle when in use at the time described in subsection (a) shall be equipped with reflective material at least four square inches in size and of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle, or, in lieu of such reflective material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at least five hundred feet.

(d) A bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by the foregoing subsections.

(e) A lamp meeting the specification of subsection (a) displayed on the left arm or left leg of the bicycle operator shall be considered to meet the requirements of subsection (a).

(f) A bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which enable the bicycle's driver to stop the bicycle within twenty-five feet from a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 133, §6; am L 1976, c 148, §5; am L 1978, c 175, §14; am L 1984, c 273, §14]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-23 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-23
Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
Status: in_force

(a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not permanently registered in the State may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the administrator a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in the certificate is registered or if the nonresident does not own a motor vehicle, then in the state in which the insured resides, provided the certificate otherwise conforms with this chapter, and the administrator shall accept the same upon condition that the insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policy so certified:

(1) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the insurance commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice of process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle action in the State;

(2) The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that such policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of the State relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued herein.

(b) If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in the State, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any such undertakings or agreements, the administrator shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of the carrier whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered as proof, so long as such default continues. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-101; HRS §287-23; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291-16 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291 / Section 291-16
Safe routes to school program surcharge.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other civil penalties ordered by the court, a person who violates any provision under this part shall be ordered to pay a safe routes to school program surcharge of $10.

(b) The person shall pay the surcharge to the clerk of the court. The surcharge shall be deposited with the director of finance who shall credit the surcharge to the safe routes to school program special fund established under section 291C‑4. [L 2012, c 317, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-45 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-45
Records of county finance director.
Status: in_force

The director of finance shall file each application received and register the vehicle therein described in a record or book to be kept by the director of finance under the following headings:

(1) Vehicle registration number;

(2) Name of owner; and

(3) Vehicle identification number.

The director of finance may microfilm vehicle registration and ownership records which are a year old and may discard the original records. The director of finance may discard vehicle registration and ownership records which are older than six years. [L 1929, c 197, §§4, 5; RL 1935, §2668; RL 1945, §7339; RL 1955, §160-5; am L 1959, c 87, §1; am L 1967, c 61, §1; HRS §286-45; am L l969, c 268, §1; am L 1970, c 73, §1(b); gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 234, §§2, 29; am L 1999, c 263, §2; am L 2000, c 240, §§2, 21; am L 2001, c 55, §12; am L 2002, c 58, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-108 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-108
[ §291C-108] Noncompliance with maximum speed limit under automated speed enforcement system.
Status: in_force

[ §291C-108] Noncompliance with maximum speed limit under automated speed enforcement system. (a) Whenever a motor vehicle travels through a location actively monitored by an automated speed enforcement system, all registered owners of all motor vehicles in vehicular traffic shall be held strictly liable for their motor vehicle's compliance with the maximum speed limit, to the extent that registered owners may be cited and held accountable for their motor vehicle traveling at a speed not less than five miles per hour over the posted maximum speed limit, via civil traffic infractions pursuant to chapter 291L. The department may increase the minimum speed threshold for issuance of a citation pursuant to administrative rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91.

(b) In the event a registered owner is cited pursuant to chapter 291L, and the driver of the motor vehicle is cited pursuant to another section in this part for the same incident, the citation issued pursuant to chapter 291L shall be dismissed.

(c) If the maximum speed limit is exceeded by more than ten miles per hour, an additional surcharge of $10 shall be imposed, and shall be deposited into the neurotrauma special fund.

(d) If the motor vehicle is traveling at a speed exceeding:

(1) The maximum speed limit by thirty miles per hour or more; or

(2) Eighty miles per hour or more irrespective of the maximum speed limit,

the registered owner shall pay a fine of $250.

(e) To the extent a registered owner's motor vehicle fails to comply with any other law or ordinance related to traffic-control signals, the registered owner of a motor vehicle shall not be held strictly liable unless otherwise provided by law.

(f) For purposes of this section, "maximum speed limit" means the maximum speed limit established by county ordinance or by official signs placed by the director of transportation on highways under the director's jurisdiction. [L 2024, c 112, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-33 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-33
Pedestrian-control signals.
Status: in_force

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk", the symbols of a walking person or an upraised palm, or a countdown timer are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows:

(1) Walk or Walking Person. Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles;

(2) Don't Walk or Upraised Palm. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal, whether flashing or steady, but any pedestrian who has partially completed the pedestrian's crossing on the Walk or Walking Person signal shall complete the crossing to a sidewalk or safety island while the Don't Walk or Upraised Palm signal is showing; and

(3) Countdown timer. If the pedestrian-control signal is equipped with a countdown timer, no pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal once the countdown begins, but any pedestrian who has partially completed the pedestrian's crossing when the countdown begins shall complete the crossing to a sidewalk or safety island before the countdown timer ends. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1981, c 190, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2019, c 133, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-217 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-217
[ §286-217] Shipping container chassis; out-of-state registration; safety inspection; validity.
Status: in_force

[ §286-217] Shipping container chassis; out-of-state registration; safety inspection; validity. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a shipping container chassis that holds a valid certificate of vehicle registration from another state and is used for transporting shipping containers shall be eligible to obtain a certificate of safety inspection and a safety inspection decal pursuant to section 286-209.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a valid certificate of registration issued for a shipping container chassis from another state shall be valid in the State until the certificate of registration expires in the issuing state; provided that the shipping container chassis is used for transporting shipping containers; provided further that if the shipping container chassis is issued a certificate of vehicle safety inspection pursuant to subsection (a), the out-of-state registration shall be valid in the State for one year from the date of the vehicle safety inspection. [L 2024, c 61, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291D-11 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291D / Section 291D-11
Time computation.
Status: in_force

In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter, the day of the act, event, or default from which the period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be included. Whenever an act required to be performed under this chapter may be accomplished by mail, the act shall be deemed to have been performed on the date of the postmark on the mailed article.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-12 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-12
All-terrain vehicle; utility-terrain vehicle; permitted use.
Status: in_force

(a) All-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles may be operated on a street, as defined in section 291C-1; provided that the all-terrain vehicle or utility-terrain vehicle is:

(1) Used as farm equipment, or used by a city, county, or state worker while acting within the scope of that person's official duties;

(2) Operated by a person who holds a current category (3) driver's license under section 286-102 or a commercial driver's license under part XIII;

(3) Driven on streets that are no more than two lanes, with posted speed limits of no more than thirty-five miles per hour;

(4) Used to travel between properties zoned for agriculture, or used by a city, county, or state worker while acting within the scope of that person's official duties to travel between properties under the jurisdiction of the city, county, or State;

(5) Used in counties with populations of less than five hundred thousand residents; and

(6) Driven on streets during daylight hours; provided further that while in operation, any operator and passenger of an all-terrain vehicle or utility-terrain vehicle shall wear a safety helmet with a securely fastened chin strap that meets the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director.

(b) For purposes of this section:

"All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Is designed for off-highway operation by a single operator carrying no more than one passenger, if so designed as provided in paragraph (5) of this definition;

(2) Is fifty inches or less in width;

(3) Has an unladen weight of nine hundred pounds or less;

(4) Is suspended on three or more tires;

(5) Has a single seat designed to be straddled by the operator, or a single seat designed to be straddled by the operator and a seat for not more than one passenger sitting behind the operator; and

(6) Has handlebars for steering control.

"Farm equipment" refers to any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming, including but not limited to a tractor, cultivator, plow, all-terrain vehicle, or utility-terrain vehicle.

"Utility-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:

(1) Is designed to be operated off highway;

(2) Is sixty inches or less in width;

(3) Has an unladen weight of one thousand three hundred pounds or less;

(4) Is suspended on four to six tires;

(5) Has a steering wheel for steering control;

(6) Is equipped with roll-over protection;

(7) Accommodates one driver and one passenger sitting side-by-side; and

(8) Is equipped with seat belts for driver and passenger protection.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined $250 for each violation.

(d) All-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles used as farm equipment shall be regulated as farm equipment and not as motor vehicles.

(e) All-terrain vehicles and utility-terrain vehicles used by a city, county, or state worker while acting within the scope of that person's official duties shall not be regulated as motor vehicles. [L 2014, c 71, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-44 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-44
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person convicted of a violation of section 287-41 shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any person convicted of a violation of any other section in this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.

(b) The administrator shall have the right to suspend the license of any person failing to make any report required hereunder until the report has been filed and for such further period not to exceed thirty days as the administrator may fix.

(c) Any person who gives information required in a report or otherwise as provided for in section 287-4, knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false, or who forges or, without authority, signs any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(d) Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked under this chapter and who during the suspension or revocation drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any motor vehicle to be operated by another upon any highway except as permitted under this chapter shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(e) Any person failing to surrender the person's license as required by section 287-41 shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-122; HRS §287-44; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 214, §10]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 293-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 293 / Section 293-1
Defacing serial numbers, etc.
Status: in_force

[§293-1] Defacing serial numbers, etc., of bicycles. It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully deface, destroy, or alter the serial number, a component part number, or identification mark of any bicycle, so placed or stamped on any bicycle by the manufacturer for the purpose of identifying the bicycle or its component parts.

This section does not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original mark or number, when the restoration is authorized in writing by the county treasurer or director of finance, nor prevent any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business, numbers or marks upon new bicycles or new parts thereof. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall result in a fine of not more than $500. [L 1972, c 25, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-37 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-37
Owner may give proof for others.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes a driver in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the administrator shall accept proof given by the owner in lieu of proof by the other person to permit the other person to operate a motor vehicle for which the owner has given proof as herein provided. The administrator shall designate the restrictions imposed by this section on the face of such person's license.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-25 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-25
Persons working on highways; exceptions.
Status: in_force

Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this chapter except those contained in part XI shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-305 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-305
Contents and characteristics; form.
Status: in_force

(a) Each identification card issued by the examiner of drivers shall display a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall display the following inscription:

"HAWAII IDENTIFICATION CARD"

(b) The examiner of drivers, after obtaining the fingerprint of the applicant as provided in this part and after obtaining the information required by or pursuant to this part, shall issue to each applicant an identification card in a form and with identifying information that the director deems necessary and appropriate, including a notation of veteran status, if desired by the applicant, on the front of the card where applicable; provided that such notation shall not include any designation other than the term "veteran". As used in this subsection, "veteran" means any person who served in any of the uniformed services of the United States and was discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

(c) The identification card shall not display the cardholder's social security number.

(d) The identification card shall be designed to prevent its reproduction or alteration without ready detection.

(e) The identification card for individuals under twenty-one years of age shall have characteristics prescribed by the examiner distinguishing it from that issued to a individual who is twenty-one years of age or older. [L 2012, c 310, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 6, §4; am L 2019, c 24, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-44 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-44
Unlawful to possess certain motor vehicles, parts, etc.
Status: in_force

§286-44 Unlawful to possess certain motor vehicles, parts, etc.; forfeiture. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess a motor vehicle, a motor block, or any part thereof, knowing that the motor number, serial number, or manufacturer's number, placed on the same by the manufacturer for the purpose of identification, has been changed, altered, erased, or mutilated, for the purpose of changing the identity of the motor vehicle, motor, motor block, or any part thereof. All such motor vehicles, motor blocks, or parts from which the manufacturer's identification number has been removed, defaced, or altered shall be forfeited to the county where found and if not identified may be sold at public auction or destroyed. If identified, all persons having an interest in the motor vehicle, motor block, or part shall be notified, there shall be assigned a new registration number, and the motor vehicle, motor block, or part shall be returned to the owner entitled to possession.

(b) The chief of police of each county or officers of the county police who are permanently assigned to conduct vehicle theft investigations may immediately inspect, during normal business hours or whenever the dealer or dealer's agents or employees are otherwise present, any records required by chapter 286, 289, or 445 and any articles described in such records that the police reasonably believe are stolen goods, limited to the purpose of establishing rightful title or registration of vehicles or identifiable vehicle components in order to determine rightful ownership or possession, on the premises of:

(1) Any motor vehicle repair dealer required to be licensed under chapter 437B; or

(2) Any person licensed pursuant to sections 289-2 and 289-3 to engage in the business of purchasing or selling used motor vehicle parts or accessories, or wrecking, salvaging, or dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of reselling the parts or accessories thereof.

As used in this section, "identifiable vehicle component" means any component of a motor vehicle, including motor block or part that can be distinguished from other similar components by a serial number or other unique distinguishing number, sign, or symbol. Whenever possible, inspections conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted at a time and in a manner so as to minimize any interference with, or delay of, business operations. [L 1965, c 5, pt of §1b; Supp, §160-4.2; HRS §286-44; am L 1972, c 69, §1; am L 1998, c 98, §1; am L 2000, c 35, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-223 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-223
Scope.
Status: in_force

(a) The federal rules establish minimum standards and must be complied with when transporting a hazardous material by motor carrier in commerce.

(b) Transport shall be deemed to include any operation incidental to the whole course of carriage by motor carrier from shippers point of origin to final destination, including storage incidental to transportation while under active shipping papers and prior to the hazardous material reaching the ultimate consignee.

(c) No person shall transport any hazardous material outside the confines of the person's facility or other location of storage or use, or offer or deliver any hazardous materials to a motor carrier for transportation in commerce, nor shall any motor carrier accept any hazardous materials for transport, without compliance with the applicable requirements of the hazardous material rules adopted by the department, including those relating to packaging of hazardous materials, marking and labeling of packages, preparation and carriage of shipping papers or manifests, handling, loading, and unloading packages, placarding of the transporting vehicle, training of employees, inspection of motor carrier vehicles, and motor carrier accident and hazardous materials incident reporting.

(d) No person in the course of transportation in commerce, shall spill, dump, deposit, or cause the release of a hazardous material upon a public highway, street, or the surrounding or connecting property, including but not limited to, storm drains, gutters, harbors, waterways, canals, lakes, and ocean shorelines, without immediately taking action to stop the spread of the material or remove the same or cause the same to be removed. If such person fails to comply with this subsection, the governmental agency responsible for the maintenance of the highway, street, or property on which the material was deposited may remove such materials and collect, by civil action, if necessary, the actual cost of the removal operation and repair of damage to the affected facility or property from the person responsible as stated in this subsection. [L 1989, c 185, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 134, §4; am L 2000, c 86, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-33 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-33
Probable cause determination; issuance of notice of administrative revocation; procedures.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a person is arrested for a violation of section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 on a determination by the arresting law enforcement officer that:

(1) There was reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle or the vehicle was stopped at an intoxicant control roadblock established and operated in compliance with sections 291E-19 and 291E-20; and

(2) There was probable cause to believe that the person was operating the vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant;

the law enforcement officer shall take possession of any license held by the person and request the person to take a test for alcohol concentration, in the case of an alcohol related offense, or a test for drug content in the blood or urine, in the case of a drug related offense. The law enforcement officer shall inform the person that, in the case of an alcohol related offense, the person shall elect to take a breath test, a blood test, or both, pursuant to section 291E‑11, but that the person may refuse to submit to testing under this chapter. In the case of a drug related offense, the person shall elect to take a blood test, a urine test, or both, pursuant to section 291E-11, after being informed that the person may refuse to submit to testing under this chapter.

(b) When applicable under section 291E-15, the law enforcement officer also shall:

(1) Inform the person of the sanctions under section 291E‑41, including the sanction for refusing to take a breath, blood, or urine test, if applicable; and

(2) Ask the person if the person still refuses to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test, upon the law enforcement officer's determination that, after the person has been informed by a law enforcement officer that the person may refuse to submit to testing, the person under arrest has refused to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test.

(c) After taking action pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), as applicable, the law enforcement officer shall complete and issue to the person a notice of administrative revocation and shall indicate thereon whether the notice shall serve as a temporary permit. The notice shall serve as a temporary permit, unless, at the time of arrest: the person was unlicensed; the person's license or privilege to operate a vehicle was revoked or suspended; or the person had no license in the person's possession.

(d) Whenever a law enforcement officer determines that, as the result of a blood or urine test performed pursuant to section 291E-21, there is probable cause to believe that a person being treated in a hospital or medical facility has violated section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5, the law enforcement officer immediately shall take possession of any license held by the person and shall complete and issue to the person a notice of administrative revocation and indicate thereon whether the notice shall serve as a temporary permit. The notice shall serve as a temporary permit unless, at the time the notice was issued: the person was unlicensed; the person's license or privilege to operate a vehicle was revoked or suspended; or the person had no license in the person's possession. [L 2000, c 189, pt of §23; am L 2001, c 157, §14; am L 2002, c 113, §2; am L 2004, c 90, §8; am L 2006, c 64, §3 and c 201, §3; am L 2010, c 166, §12; am L 2012, c 327, §10]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-83 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-83
Sales of motor vehicle equipment; approval and identification required; prohibitions on use.
Status: in_force

(a) On and after January 1, 1972, no person shall display for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use in or upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamps, or reflector, which reflector is required by law, or any glazing material, hydraulic brake fluid, or seat belt assembly as defined in section 291-11.6, unless the device is of a type that has been submitted to the director of transportation and approved by the director. This subsection shall not apply to equipment in actual use on May25, 1971, or replacement parts therefor, except seat belt assemblies required under section 286-26.5(d).

(b) No person shall display for sale, sell or offer for sale for use in, upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in this section unless the device bears thereon or, where applicable, upon the container in which it is sold, the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.

(c) No person shall use in or upon a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in this section unless the device has been submitted to and approved by the director of transportation, or exempted by subsection (a). [L 1971, c 110, pt of §3; am L 1977, c 13, §1; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985; am L 2004, c 126, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-65 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-65
Refusal to submit to testing for measurable amount of alcohol; district court hearing; sanctions; appeals; admissibility.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person under arrest for operating a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol, pursuant to section 291E-64, refuses to submit to a breath or blood test, none shall be given, except as provided in section 291E-21, but the arresting law enforcement officer, as soon as practicable, shall submit an affidavit to a district judge of the circuit in which the arrest was made, stating:

(1) That at the time of the arrest, the arresting officer had probable cause to believe the arrested person was under the age of twenty-one and had been operating a vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway or on or in the waters of the State with a measurable amount of alcohol;

(2) That the arrested person was informed that the person may refuse to submit to a breath or blood test, in compliance with section 291E-11;

(3) That the person had refused to submit to a breath or blood test;

(4) That the arrested person was:

(A) Informed of the sanctions of this section; and then

(B) Asked if the person still refuses to submit to a breath or blood test, in compliance with the requirements of section 291E-15; and

(5) That the arrested person continued to refuse to submit to a breath or blood test.

(b) Upon receipt of the affidavit, the district judge shall hold a hearing within twenty days. The district judge shall hear and determine:

(1) Whether the arresting law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe that the person was under the age of twenty-one and had been operating a vehicle upon a public way, street, road, or highway or on or in the waters of the State with a measurable amount of alcohol;

(2) Whether the person was lawfully arrested;

(3) Whether the person was informed that the person may refuse to submit to a breath or blood test, in compliance with section 291E-11;

(4) Whether the person refused to submit to a test of the person's breath or blood;

(5) Whether the person was:

(A) Informed of the sanctions of this section; and then

(B) Asked if the person still refuses to submit to a breath or blood test, in compliance with the requirements of section 291E-15; and

(6) Whether the person continued to refuse to submit to a breath or blood test.

(c) If the district judge finds the statements contained in the affidavit are true, the judge shall suspend the arrested person's license and privilege to operate a vehicle as follows:

(1) For a first suspension, or any suspension not preceded within a five-year period by a suspension under this section, for a period of twelve months; and

(2) For any subsequent suspension under this section, for a period not less than two years and not more than five years.

(d) An order of a district court issued under this section may be appealed to the supreme court. [L 2000, c 189, pt of §23; am L 2001, c 157, §29; am L 2006, c 64, §9; am L 2009, c 88, §§7, 17(1)]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-36 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-36
Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), no person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of an official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.

(b) No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising.

(c) This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs, nor the placement on privately owned highways, by the owners of the highways, of signs, of a design and at places approved by the county official responsible for traffic control.

(d) Every prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1995, c 173, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-247 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-247
Authority to enter agreements.
Status: in_force

The director may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the purposes of this part.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-13 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-13
Collisions involving damage to vehicle or property.
Status: in_force

The driver of any vehicle involved in a collision resulting only in damage to a vehicle or other property that is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the collision or as close thereto as possible, but shall forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at, the scene of the collision until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section 291C-14. Every stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary. For any violation under this section, a surcharge of up to $100 may be imposed, in addition to other penalties, which shall be deposited into the trauma system special fund.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-109.6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-109.6
Limited access to driver's license anatomical gift data.
Status: in_force

The examiner of drivers shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to allow an organ procurement organization twenty-four-hour telephone access to the driver's license database information, solely for the purpose of determining whether a driver has indicated a willingness to be an organ donor pursuant to section 286-109.5.

As used in this section, "organ procurement organization" shall have the same meaning as procurement organization in section 327-2. [L 1999, c 88, pt of §2; am L 2008, c 122, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-194 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-194
Driver's license possession; required.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall drive a moped unless the person is in immediate possession of a valid driver's license or instruction permit at all times.

(b) The driver of a moped shall, upon the demand of a police officer, exhibit the driver's driver's license or instruction permit.

(c) Any person who is convicted of violating this section shall be subject to penalties as provided under section 291C-161(b) and (h). [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15; am L 1979, c 107, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 86, §1; am L 2002, c 37, §2; am L 2020, c 30, §7; am L 2022, c 85, §2; am L 2024, c 112, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-65 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-65
Surrender, transfer, and disposal of special plates.
Status: in_force

Upon the transfer of ownership of the passenger motor vehicle, or upon the expiration or revocation of the amateur radio station license, the holder of the special license plates shall surrender them to the administrator of the county emergency management agency who shall retain the plates as long as they are valid. The regulation number plates shall be securely fastened to the passenger motor vehicle as provided in section 249-7. Upon reapplication, an amateur radio station licensee may be reissued the licensee's special license plates as provided in this part at no additional cost.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-234 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-234
Employer responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in section 286-233.

(b) No employer shall knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle:

(1) During any period in which the driver has a driver's license or permit suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state, has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) During any period in which the driver has more than one driver's license;

(3) During any period in which the driver, or the commercial motor vehicle the driver is driving, or motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order;

(4) During any period in which the driver does not have a current commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license or does not have the proper class, restrictions, and endorsements; or

(5) In violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

(c) Any employer who violates subsection (a) or (b)(1) or (2) shall for a first conviction be fined no more than $100; for conviction of a second offense committed within one year after the date of the prior conviction, the employer shall be fined no more than $300; and for conviction of a third or subsequent offense committed within two years after the date of the second conviction, the employer shall be fined no more than $1,000.

(d) Any employer who is convicted of a violation of subsection (b)(3) shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than $6,974 or more than $38,612.

(e) Any employer who is convicted of a violation of subsection (b)(4) shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $10,000.

(f) Any employer who is convicted of a violation of subsection (b)(5) shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $20,017. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §16; am L 1992, c 93, §1; am L 1993, c 268, §5; am L 1996, c 135, §3; am L 2002, c 70, §1; am L 2004, c 103, §4; am L 2009, c 46, §1; am L 2013, c 114, §5; am L 2024, c 135, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-114 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-114
Parking on sidewalks.
Status: in_force

The director of transportation is authorized to and the counties by ordinance may with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on sidewalks.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-149 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-149
Bicycle racing.
Status: in_force

(a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section.

(b) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by local authorities for any highway under their respective jurisdictions or for state highways, by the director of transportation. The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter. Approval of bicycle highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.

(c) By agreement with the local authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable thereto, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users. [L 1984, c 273, §16]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-130.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-130.5
[ §291C-130.
Status: in_force

[ §291C-130.5] Dangerous wheels; prohibited. No person shall operate a vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer equipped with dangerous wheels.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-113 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-113
Release from liability.
Status: in_force

Any person who has signed the application of a minor for an instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's license may file with the examiner of drivers a verified written request that the permit, provisional license, or license of the minor be canceled, together with the permit, provisional license, or license issued. Upon receipt of the request, the examiner of drivers shall cancel the permit, provisional license, or license of the minor and the person who signed the application of the minor shall be relieved from the liability imposed under this part for any subsequent negligence or wilful misconduct of the minor in operating a motor vehicle. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the liability of parents for the torts of their child as provided in chapter 577.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291-22 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291 / Section 291-22
Regulation of exhaust pipe and muffler.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive upon the public highways any motor scooter, as defined in section 286-2, the exhaust pipe or muffler of which has been so changed from the factory design as to increase the volume or audibility of the explosions within the motor thereof.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-241 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-241
Notification of disqualification, suspension, revocation, cancellation, marking medical certification status as not-certified, or downgrading of comme
Status: in_force

(a) After disqualifying a person, or suspending, revoking, canceling, or marking a medical certification status as not-certified for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, the examiner of drivers shall update all records to reflect that action within ten days. Any disqualification imposed in accordance with section 286-240(l) and transmitted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall become a part of the driving record. After suspending, revoking, or canceling a non-domiciled commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, the examiner of drivers shall notify the licensing authority of the state that issued the commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit within ten days. The notification shall include information regarding any disqualification and the violation or violations that resulted in the disqualification, revocation, suspension, or cancellation.

(b) Beginning January 30, 2012, the examiner of drivers, within ten calendar days of the expiration of a commercial driver's license driver's medical certification status or the expiration or rescission of a medical variance, shall change the medical certification status of that driver to not-certified.

(c) Beginning January 30, 2012, within ten calendar days of receiving information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding issuance or renewal of a medical variance for a driver, the examiner of drivers shall update the commercial driver's license information system driver record to include the medical variance information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

(d) Beginning January 30, 2012, if a driver's medical certification or medical variance expires or if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration notifies the examiner of drivers that a driver's medical variance was removed or rescinded, the examiner of drivers shall:

(1) Notify the commercial driver's license holder of the holder's not-certified medical certification status and that the commercial driver's license privilege will be removed from the driver's license unless the driver submits a current medical certificate or medical variance; and

(2) Initiate procedures for downgrading the license; provided that the commercial driver's license downgrade shall be completed and recorded within sixty days of the driver's medical certification status becoming not-certified to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

(e) Beginning January 30, 2014, if a driver fails to provide the examiner of drivers with the certification required by title 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 383.71(b)(1) or a current medical examiner's certificate if the driver self-certifies according to title 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 383.71(b)(1)(i) that the driver is operating in non-excepted interstate commerce as required by title 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 383.71(h), the examiner of drivers shall mark the commercial driver's license information system driver record as not-certified and initiate a commercial driver's license downgrade. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §14; am L 1995, c 114, §5; am L 2004, c 103, §9; am L 2006, c 130, §7; am L 2011, c 121, §5; am L 2013, c 114, §11; am L 2020, c 70, §34; am L 2023, c 25, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-310 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-310
Forms.
Status: in_force

The director may prepare, prescribe, and furnish, in conformity with this part, forms for questionnaires, notices, fingerprint cards or forms, certificates of identification, instructions, and all other forms necessary or proper for the prompt, efficient, and adequate execution of the functions of the examiner of drivers set forth in this part.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-303.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-303.5
[ §286-303.
Status: in_force

[ §286-303.5] Voter registration. (a) A qualified applicant for a new, renewal, or duplicate identification card shall automatically be registered to vote with the clerk of the appropriate county upon completion of an application for identification card and the application for voter registration as required by section 11-15.7 if the qualified applicant makes a choice to be registered to vote. If already registered to vote, the qualified applicant shall be offered the opportunity to decline any changes being made to their name and address for voter registration purposes.

(b) The submission of the application for voter registration together with the application for the identification card shall be deemed to authorize the examiner of drivers to collect and transmit the information necessary to register the qualified applicant as a voter if the applicant made such a choice or to make changes to the qualified applicant's voter registration information unless the applicant declined such changes. The examiner of drivers shall electronically transmit the necessary information to the clerk of the county in which the qualified applicant resides, election officials, and the online voter registration system pursuant to section 11-15.7(c).

The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information necessary to register a qualified applicant as a voter if the applicant made a choice not to be registered to vote nor transmit any information necessary to make changes to the qualified applicant's voter registration information if the applicant declined such changes. The examiner of drivers shall not transmit any information related to a voter application or changes to the applicant's voter registration information if the applicant presents a document demonstrating a lack of United States citizenship.

(c) For the purposes of this section, "qualified applicant" means a person who qualifies to register as a voter by law. [L 2021, c 126, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-207 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-207
Moped liability insurance; coverage for damage by rented or leased moped.
Status: in_force

Every person who offers a moped for rent or lease shall insure the moped against loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death or property damage suffered by any person other than the owner or operator of the moped arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of the moped. The moped liability insurance shall have a coverage of not less than $25,000 per occurrence bodily injury and $5,000 per occurrence property damage.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-302 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-302
Oaths and investigations.
Status: in_force

The examiner of drivers and each authorized subordinate may administer oaths and require and take oral or written statements under oath of any individual in connection with any information required under this part or any rule under part VI and this part.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-14 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-14
Duty to give information and render aid.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a collision resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle or other property that is driven or attended by any person shall give the driver's name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle the driver is driving, and shall upon request and if available exhibit the driver's license or permit to drive to any person injured in the collision or to the driver or occupant of or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the collision and shall give the information and upon request exhibit the license or permit to any police officer at the scene of the collision or who is investigating the collision and shall render to any person injured in the collision reasonable assistance, including the carrying, or the making of arrangements for the carrying, of the person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that treatment is necessary, or if the carrying is requested by the injured person; provided that if the vehicle involved in the collision is a bicycle, the driver of the bicycle need not exhibit a license or permit to drive.

(b) In the event that none of the persons specified is in condition to receive the information to which they otherwise would be entitled under subsection (a), and no police officer is present, the driver of any vehicle involved in the collision after fulfilling all other requirements of section 291C-12, 291C-12.5, or 291C-12.6, and subsection (a), insofar as possible on the driver's part to be performed, shall forthwith report the collision to the nearest police officer and submit thereto the information specified in subsection (a).

(c) For any violation under this section, a surcharge of up to $100 may be imposed, in addition to other penalties, which shall be deposited into the trauma system special fund. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1984, c 273, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 243, §5; am L 2008, c 231, §11; am L 2021, c 124, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-4 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-4
Report required following accident.
Status: in_force

The driver of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident within this State in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one person, including the driver, to an apparent extent in excess of $3,000 is sustained shall at the earliest practical time, and in any event within twenty-four hours after the accident, report the matter in writing or in person to the chief of police. The report, the form of which shall be prescribed by the chief of police and administrator, shall contain information to enable the administrator to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under sections 287-5 and 287-6 are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this chapter. If the driver is physically incapable of making the report, any other occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making the report shall make or cause to be made the report not made by the driver, and the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the accident shall, unless the report is filed, within ten days after learning of the accident make the report. The driver, occupant, and registered owner shall furnish such additional relevant information as the chief of police or administrator shall require. If the reports required hereunder are made pursuant to any ordinance or other provision or requirement of law, no additional report, except as specifically provided herein, shall be required hereby.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-84 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-84
Revocation of approval.
Status: in_force

When the director of transportation has reason to believe that a device approved under section 286-83 as being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of section 286-83, the director may, after giving thirty days' previous notice to the person who has received the approval for the device in this State, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the approved device. After the hearing the director shall determine whether the approved device meets the requirements of section 286-83. If the device does not meet the requirements of section 286-83, the director shall give notice to the person who has received the approval for the device in this State.

If at the expiration of ninety days after such notice, the person who has received the approval for the device has failed to satisfy the director that the device as thereafter to be sold meets the requirements of section 286-83, the director shall suspend or revoke the approval issued therefor until or unless the device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is found to meet the requirements of section 286-83, and may require that all such devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced with devices that do comply with the requirements of section 286-83. The director may at the time of retest purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of such approval devices, and if such device upon retest fails to meet the requirements of section 286-83, the director may refuse to renew the approval of the device. [L 1971, c 110, pt of §3; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-204.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-204.5
Vehicle identification card.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor carrier shall file with the director a form prescribed by the director containing a description of the commercial motor vehicle registered to the motor carrier. There shall be one form per vehicle. The form shall be filed when:

(1) The original application for a safety clearance is filed with the director;

(2) A new commercial motor vehicle is placed in service;

(3) A commercial motor vehicle is withdrawn from service; and

(4) New state license plates are issued for a commercial motor vehicle; provided that the form shall be filed not more than five days, including weekends and holidays, after the issuance of the plates.

(b) Upon the filing under subsection (a), the director shall issue a motor vehicle identification card for that commercial motor vehicle. The card shall contain information sufficient to identify the owner of the vehicle and other information deemed necessary by the director.

(c) A motor carrier shall inform the director, by filing a form prescribed by the director, of when a commercial motor vehicle registered to the motor carrier is disposed of, transferred, sold, or otherwise taken out of service by that carrier. The motor carrier shall surrender the vehicle identification card to the director with the filing of the form by affixing the card thereto. [L 2005, c 134, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-95 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-95
Overtaking and passing school bus.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a school bus is stopped on a highway or road in a residential area with its visual signals actuated as described in subsection (g), the driver of any motor vehicle on the same highway or road in a residential area in the lane occupied by the school bus and all lanes adjacent to the lane occupied by the school bus, regardless of the direction of traffic in those lanes, shall stop the driver's vehicle not less than twenty feet from the school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion and the visual signals are turned off.

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a vehicle when the school bus and the vehicle are on different roadways; except that where a highway or road in a residential area has been divided into two or more lanes by an intervening space, a physical barrier, or a clearly indicated dividing section, subsection (a) shall apply to all drivers of motor vehicles in all lanes on the same side as a school bus which is stopped with visual signals actuated as required under subsection (c).

(c) The driver of the school bus shall actuate the visual signals described in subsection (g) only when the school bus is stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children.

(d) The front and rear of every school bus shall be marked with the words "SCHOOL BUS" in plainly visible letters not less than eight inches in height and strokes not less than three-fourths of an inch in width.

(e) No vehicle, other than a school bus, shall display a "SCHOOL BUS" sign.

(f) When a school bus is being operated upon a highway for purposes other than as an incident to the transportation of children, all marking thereon indicating "SCHOOL BUS" shall be covered or concealed.

(g) The visual signals actuated as required under subsection (c) shall consist of four red signal lamps meeting the following requirements:

(1) Two lamps shall face forward and two shall face the rear;

(2) The two forward lamps shall flash alternately and shall be mounted at the same level, but as high and as widely spaced as practical;

(3) The two rear lamps shall flash alternately and shall be mounted at the same level but as high and as widely spaced as practical; and

(4) Each of the lamps shall be of sufficient intensity as to be plainly visible at a distance of five hundred feet in normal sunlight and shall be capable of being actuated from the driver's seat by a single switch.

(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $500 or sentenced to perform community service, or both; provided that any person who violates subsection (a) on a state highway shall be fined not more than $1,000 or sentenced to perform community service, or both. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1975, c 22, §2; am L 1976, c 52, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 237, §2; am L 1998, c 265, §1; am L 2018, c 172, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-134.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-134.5
Electric personal assistive mobility devices; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited or regulated by a county ordinance, an electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated on sidewalks, at a speed no greater than eight miles per hour, and bicycle paths of the State. The sale of consumer models of electric personal assistive mobility devices in the State shall be limited to those models operated by a key that can set the maximum forward speed at no more than eight miles per hour.

(b) An electric personal assistive mobility device operator shall be sixteen years of age or older.

(c) An electric personal assistive mobility device operator on a sidewalk or bicycle path shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with, and shall yield the right-of-way to, persons traveling on foot and those using mobility aids.

(d) An electric personal assistive mobility device operator shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.

(e) An electric personal assistive mobility device operator shall wear or equip the electric personal assistive mobility device with reflectors and a headlamp when operating between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise.

(f) Any operator who operates an electric personal assistive mobility device recklessly in disregard for the safety of persons or property shall be assessed penalties as set forth in section 291C-161. [L 2003, c 180, §2; am L 2009, c 78, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 293-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 293 / Section 293-3
[ §293-3] Prohibition of sale; stolen.
Status: in_force

[ §293-3] Prohibition of sale; stolen. (a) In any county with a population of five hundred thousand or more, no person shall sell or offer for sale a bicycle on an online sales platform, at a dealer, or elsewhere if the bicycle:

(1) Has been reported as stolen to a county police department; and

(2) Is listed on a publicly available online stolen bicycle database as provided in subsection (b).

(b) In any county with a population of five hundred thousand or more, the county police department or any other agency as designated by the county shall establish the publicly available online stolen bicycle database that allows persons to verify if a bicycle serial number or emblem number has been reported as stolen.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined either $500, the listed sale price on the advertisement, or the actual sale price, whichever is greater.

(d) For purposes of this section:

"Dealer" has the same meaning as in section 486M-1.

"Online sales platform" means an internet website or application that:

(1) Is open to the public;

(2) Operates in the State; and

(3) Enables the sale of goods between persons using any medium of facilitation.

(e) The prosecution need not prove the person's state of mind as to the attendant circumstance of the offense occurring in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more.

(f) It shall be an affirmative defense that the person viewed the publicly available online stolen bicycle database and did not see the bicycle listed before selling or offering to sell the bicycle. [L 2022, c 108, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-204 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-204
Defacing serial numbers, etc.
Status: in_force

§291C-204 Defacing serial numbers, etc., of mopeds. No person shall wilfully deface, destroy, or alter the serial number, a component part number, or identification mark placed on any moped by the manufacturer thereof.

This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original mark or number when the restoration is authorized in writing by the director of finance, nor prohibit any manufacturer from placing in the ordinary course of business numbers or marks upon new mopeds or new parts thereof. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor and shall result in a fine of not more than $500. [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15; am L 1996, c 12, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-215 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-215
Fees and charges.
Status: in_force

The director shall establish fair and reasonable fees for applications for approval of plans and specifications for construction or modification of a motor vehicle or class of motor vehicles in Hawaii which will at any time be operated upon the highways as provided in section 286-202(12). [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 159, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-174 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-174
Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of the state traffic laws is held for any reason invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the state traffic laws.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-146 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-146
Carrying articles.
Status: in_force

No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-130 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-130
Slow moving vehicle emblem required; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) Any vehicle, or combination of vehicles, designed to operate at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less, including a neighborhood electric vehicle, and traveling on a public highway, except when guarded by a flagperson or a flare, or unless provided by ordinance, shall display a triangular slow moving vehicle emblem meeting ASAE Standard S276.2 as developed by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, mounted on the rear of the vehicle, or combination of vehicles, base down and at a height of not less than three nor more than five feet from the ground to base.

(b) The use of the emblem on any vehicle, other than a vehicle designed to operate at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less, or on a stationary object on a public highway is prohibited.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $500. [L 1975, c 22, §1; am L 1993, c 214, §13; gen ch 1993; am L 1999, c 262, §3(4)]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-127 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-127
REPEALED.
Status: in_force

L 1970, c 164, §1(5).
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-135 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-135
Tow trucks; signage and insurance requirements.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the registered owner or lessee of a tow truck shall:

(1) Permanently affix on each door of the truck a sign with the name and telephone number of the tow business. The letters and numbers used in the sign shall be no less than two inches in height; and

(2) Maintain insurance in the following amounts:

(A) Bodily injury of not less than $500,000;

(B) Property damage of not less than $200,000; and

(C) On-hook coverage of not less than $175,000; or

(D) A combined single limit of liability of not less than $1,000,000,

to protect owners of towed vehicles in the event of vehicle loss or damage due to towing or bodily injury in the course of towing. If a tow operator fails to comply with the insurance requirements of this section, no charges, including storage charges, may be collected by the tow operator as a result of the tow or as a condition of the release of the towed vehicle. Any person, including the registered owner, lien holder, or insurer of the vehicle, who has been injured by the tow operator's failure to comply with this section is entitled to sue for damages sustained. If a judgment is obtained by the plaintiff, the court shall award the plaintiff a sum of not less than $1,000 or threefold damages sustained by the plaintiff, whichever sum is greater, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

This section shall not apply to a county that has adopted ordinances regulating towing operations. [L 2000, c 260, §1; am L 2003, c 84, §4; am L 2010, c 122, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-243 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-243
Implied consent requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this State is deemed to have given consent to submit to a test or tests, approved by the director of health, of that person's blood or breath for the purpose of determining that person's alcohol concentration or the presence of controlled substances, or both.

(b) A test or tests may be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer who, after lawfully stopping or detaining the commercial motor vehicle driver, has probable cause to believe that the driver was driving a commercial motor vehicle while having in the person's body alcohol, a controlled substance, or any drug which impairs driving.

(c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided in subsection (a) shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in:

(1) The officer immediately issuing a twenty-four hour out-of-service order under section 286-242; and

(2) The person being disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for at least a one-year period under section 286-240.

(d) If the driver refuses testing, or submits to a test that indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath or 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood, the law enforcement officer shall submit an affidavit to a district judge of the circuit in which the driver was stopped or detained stating that the test was authorized pursuant to subsection (a) and that the driver refused to submit to testing, or submitted to a test that indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath or 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood.

(e) A hearing to determine the truth and correctness of an affidavit of a law enforcement officer submitted under subsection (d) shall be scheduled to commence before a district judge within twenty days after the affidavit is filed or as soon thereafter as is practicable.

The State shall be represented at the hearing by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred. The district judge shall hear and determine:

(1) Whether the law enforcement officer who stopped or detained the driver had probable cause to believe that the driver had been either driving or in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, while having any alcohol in the driver's body;

(2) Whether the driver was lawfully stopped or detained;

(3) Whether the law enforcement officer informed the driver of the sanctions of section 286-240;

(4) Whether the driver submitted to a test or tests of the driver's breath or blood or refused to be tested; and

(5) If the driver submitted to a test or tests, whether the driver's alcohol concentration was 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath or 0.04 or more grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters or cubic centimeters of blood.

The amount of alcohol found in the driver's blood within three hours after the time of the alleged violation as shown by chemical analysis or other analytical techniques of the defendant's blood or breath shall be competent evidence that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor at the time of the alleged violation. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the introduction of relevant evidence of a person's blood alcohol content obtained more than three hours after an alleged violation; provided that the evidence is offered in compliance with the Hawaii rules of evidence. If the judge finds the statements contained in the affidavit are true, the judge shall disqualify the driver from driving a commercial motor vehicle as provided by section 286-240. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §12; am L 1993, c 268, §7; am L 2011, c 67, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-235.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-235.5
Persons exempt from licensure.
Status: in_force

The following persons shall be exempt from licensure under this part:

(1) Individuals who operate commercial motor vehicles for military purposes. This exception is limited to active-duty military personnel, members of the military reserves, members of the national guard on active duty, including personnel on full-time national guard duty, personnel on part-time national guard training, and national guard military technicians (civilians who are required to wear military uniforms), and active-duty United States Coast Guard personnel. This exception is not applicable to United States reserve technicians; and

(2) Federal, state, and county firefighters, and law enforcement officers who drive federal, state, or county fire trucks, including fire pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, and elevated platform trucks, or authorized emergency vehicles; provided that they are trained by the federal, state, or county government and the commercial motor vehicles are equipped with audible and visual signals and are not subject to normal traffic regulation. For purposes of this paragraph, "authorized emergency vehicle" shall have the same meaning as in section 291C-1. [L 1990, c 342, pt of §3; am L 1996, c 16, §1; am L 2002, c 29, §1; am L 2006, c 130, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-239.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-239.5
Reactivation of expired commercial driver's license; fees; road test waived.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless revoked or suspended, and except as provided in subsection (b), any commercial driver's license that has expired under section 286-239 or rules adopted pursuant to section 286-246 may be reactivated by the licensee in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth for the renewal of commercial drivers' licenses under section 286-239(g). No person seeking reactivation of an expired commercial driver's license under this subsection shall be required to undergo reexamination of the person's driving skills under section 286-236. The examiner of drivers shall require the holder of an expired commercial driver's license to pay a reactivation fee of $5 for each thirty-day period, or fraction thereof, that has elapsed after a ninety-day grace period.

(b) Any commercial driver's license not reactivated under subsection (a) within one year of the indicated date of expiration shall be invalid. The examiner of drivers shall examine an applicant whose commercial driver's license has been declared invalid under this subsection in accordance with the licensing procedures established under sections 286-236 and 286-239. [L 1998, c 93, §1; am L 2014, c 72, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-18 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-18
Test results to be collected.
Status: in_force

The results of any test for intoxicants made upon any person, including any person who has been fatally injured in a traffic collision or the operator of a vehicle involved in a collision that resulted in another person's death, shall be sent to the state director of transportation, who shall compile the data without revealing the identity of any individual tested. This data shall be available only to the state and county highway safety councils and to other agencies the director of transportation deems necessary and advisable.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 288-5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 288 / Section 288-5
Bond in lieu of insurance, allowed when.
Status: in_force

In lieu of the policy of insurance, any common carrier who has exhausted all reasonable means of securing the foregoing insurance but has been refused the same, may deposit with the treasurer or director of finance a surety bond, payable to the county in which it is to operate, in the principal sum of $5,000, with adequate sureties justifying thereon pursuant to section 78-20, and approved by the county auditor or director of finance. If the surety or sureties on the bond are other than a surety company authorized to do business under the laws of the State, there shall be not more than four such sureties who shall severally justify in such amounts as, taken together, will aggregate the full amount of the bond. In the case of such other sureties the auditor or director of finance shall require that the sureties shall also severally deposit with the auditor or director of finance bonds, stocks, or other negotiable securities, or execute and deliver to the auditor or director of finance a deed or deeds of trust of real property, all of such character as are satisfactory to the auditor or director of finance, each surety to furnish such security to the full cash value of one hundred per cent of the amount for which the surety has so justified; provided that if there be but one personal surety the one personal surety shall so justify for the full amount of the bond. The bond shall be conditioned on the payment, up to the sum of $5,000, of any final judgment procured against the common carrier for the death of or personal injury to any person or persons or loss or damage to property of another or any accident or omission connected with the operation of the common carrier.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 290-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 290 / Section 290-2
Notice to owner.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon taking custody of any abandoned vehicle, a written notice shall immediately be sent by registered or certified mail to the legal and registered owner of the vehicle at the address on record at the vehicle licensing division. The notice shall contain a brief description of the vehicle, the location of custody, and intended disposition of the vehicle if not repossessed within ten days after the mailing of the notice, or in the case where the address of the registered owner on record at the vehicle licensing division is an out-of-state address, within twenty business days after the mailing of the notice. A notice need not be sent to a legal or registered owner or any person with an unrecorded interest in the vehicle whose name or address cannot be determined. Absent evidence to the contrary, a notice shall be deemed received by the legal or registered owner five days after the mailing.

(b) The county agency designated by the mayor to carry out the functions and requirements of section 290-1 and this section shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 regarding notification of vehicle owners.

(c) For purposes of this section, "business days" shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays. [L 1949, c 194, pt of §1; RL 1955, pt of §138-32; am L 1967, c 267, pt of §1; HRS §290-2; am L 1989, c 158, §3; am L 1991, c 65, §2; am L 2011, c 122, §1; am L 2018, c 48, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-69 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-69
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provisions of sections 286-62 to 286-68 shall be fined not more than $50.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-78 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-78
Driving through safety zone prohibited.
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-93 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-93
Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad crossings.
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and if a train is approaching, and is approximately within fifteen hundred feet of the crossing, shall not proceed until after the train has passed. After stopping as required herein and determining that no train is approaching, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.

(b) No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed.

(c) This section shall not apply at street-railway grade crossings within a business or residence district. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 156, §3]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-6
Ignition interlock devices; certification.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of transportation shall establish and administer a statewide program relating to certification and monitoring of ignition interlock devices installed pursuant to chapter 291E and shall select a single vendor to install and maintain them.

(b) The program shall include standards and procedures for the certification of ignition interlock devices installed pursuant to chapter 291E. At a minimum, the standards shall require that the devices:

(1) Be certified by an independent laboratory to meet or exceed the guidelines published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;

(2) Operate using an alcohol-specific sensor technology;

(3) Employ a digital camera by which a photograph of the person using the device can be incorporated into the electronic record generated by each use of the device;

(4) Require a rolling retest by which the driver must, within a specified period of time or distance driven after starting the vehicle, be retested and found to have an alcohol concentration of less than .02, with a margin of error of .01; and

(5) Generate a record of vehicle usage, including dates and times driven.

(c) The program shall include standards and procedures for the certification of the vendor selected to install and maintain ignition interlock devices pursuant to chapter 291E. At a minimum, the standards shall require that the vendor:

(1) Install only an ignition interlock device that is certified pursuant to this section;

(2) Offer or contract for ignition interlock device installation and maintenance statewide;

(3) Train drivers who are required to install an ignition interlock device, pursuant to chapter 291E, in how to use the device;

(4) Schedule the driver for all necessary readings and maintenance of the device; and

(5) Provide periodic reports regarding the use of each ignition interlock device installed pursuant to chapter 291E, including incidents of test failure, attempts to circumvent the device, and dates, times, and distances the vehicle was driven.

(d) The vendor selected for installation and maintenance of ignition interlock devices pursuant to chapter 291E shall be audited annually by the director of transportation pursuant to this section and the rules adopted thereunder. The director of transportation may require the vendor to pay for all or part of the costs incurred in conducting the audit.

(e) The director of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section. [L 2008, c 171, pt of §2; am L 2009, c 88, §§3, 13, 17(2); am L 2010, c 4, §3 and c 166, §8; am L 2012, c 327, §8]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-23 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-23
Obedience to police officers.
Status: in_force

It shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-227 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-227
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this part shall for a first conviction thereof be fined $75; for conviction of a second offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense, the person shall be fined $150; for conviction of a third or subsequent offense committed within one year after the date of the first offense, the person shall be fined $200.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-139 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-139
Electric foot scooters.
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply whenever an electric foot scooter is operated upon any highway, street, roadway, or other designated public area set aside for the use of electric foot scooters.

(b) Every person operating an electric foot scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle under this chapter, except as to provisions of this:

(1) Section to the contrary; and

(2) Chapter that, by their nature, can have no application.

(c) The counties by ordinance shall regulate operations of electric foot scooters with regard to, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Operations in or upon roadways, bikeways, bicycle paths, and sidewalks;

(2) Storage and docking locations;

(3) Restrictions on maximum speed;

(4) Safety considerations; and

(5) Insurance requirements;

provided that no authority adopted in accordance with this subsection shall be less restrictive than the requirements set forth in this section.

(d) No person under fifteen years of age shall operate an electric foot scooter on a highway, street, roadway, or any other public property in the State. No person under sixteen years of age shall operate an electric foot scooter unless the person wears a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap. The safety helmet shall meet the specifications of and requirements for a bicycle helmet as set out in section 291C-150.

(e) No person shall operate an electric foot scooter that is carrying any other person, nor shall any person other than the operator ride upon an electric foot scooter.

(f) No person operating an electric foot scooter shall carry any package, bundle, or article that prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the electric foot scooter.

(g) Any electric foot scooter used from thirty minutes after sunset until thirty minutes before sunrise shall meet the specifications of and requirements for lamps and other equipment on bicycles as set out in section 291C-147; provided that in lieu of the requirement of section 291C-147(b), every electric foot scooter shall be equipped with a lighted lamp that is visible from the rear.

(h) No person shall operate an electric foot scooter at a speed other than is reasonable and prudent and having regard to the actual and potential hazards and conditions then existing; provided that no person shall operate an electric foot scooter at a speed greater than fifteen miles per hour.

(i) Any person who operates an electric foot scooter recklessly in disregard of the safety of persons or property shall be assessed penalties as set forth in section 291C-161(b).

(j) A person or entity that provides electric foot scooters for hire shall not rent or lease an electric foot scooter to any person unless:

(1) Each renter or lessee that is under the age of sixteen wears a safety helmet, as required by subsection (d), while operating the electric foot scooter; and

(2) Each renter or lessee is provided with a copy of the electric foot scooter ordinances or rules that have been adopted by the applicable county.

(k) Electric foot scooters shall only be stored or docked at specific locations that shall be authorized by the counties. [L 2021, c 174, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-27 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-27
Contents of motor vehicle liability policy.
Status: in_force

Every motor vehicle liability policy shall state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage afforded by the policy, the premium charged therefor, the policy period, and the limits of liability, and shall contain an agreement or be endorsed that insurance is provided thereunder in accordance with the coverage defined in this chapter as respects bodily injury and death or property damage, or both, and is subject to all the provisions of this chapter.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291D-12 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291D / Section 291D-12
Powers of the district court judge sitting in the traffic, emergency period, and fireworks division.
Status: in_force

(a) A district court judge sitting in the traffic, emergency period, and fireworks division and hearing cases pursuant to this chapter shall have all the powers of a district court judge under chapter 604, including the power to:

(1) Conduct traffic infraction, emergency period infraction, and fireworks infraction hearings and impose monetary assessments;

(2) Permit deferral of monetary assessment or impose community service in lieu thereof;

(3) Dismiss a notice of traffic infraction, notice of emergency period infraction, or notice of fireworks infraction, with or without prejudice, or set aside a judgment for the State;

(4) Order temporary driver's license suspension or driver's license reinstatement;

(5) Approve the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or instruction permit pursuant to section 286-109(c);

(6) Issue penal summonses and bench warrants and initiate contempt of court proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to section 291D-13;

(7) Issue penal summonses and bench warrants and initiate failure to appear proceedings in proceedings conducted pursuant to section 291D-5(d)(10); and

(8) Exercise other powers the court finds necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) A district court judge sitting in the traffic, emergency period, and fireworks division and hearing cases pursuant to this chapter shall not order the director of finance to withhold issuing or renewing the driver's license, or registering, renewing the registration of, or issuing the title to a motor vehicle, of any person who has not paid a monetary assessment, has not performed community service in lieu thereof, or has not otherwise satisfied a judgment for the State entered pursuant to this chapter. [L 1993, c 214, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 60, §12; am L 2002, c 105, §3; am L 2007, c 85, §8; am L 2020, c 59, §7; am L 2021, c 185, §13; am L 2025, c 243, §27]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-86 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-86
Method of giving hand-and-arm signals.
Status: in_force

All signals herein required given by hand and arm shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner and such signals shall indicate as follows:

(1) Left turn--hand and arm extended horizontally.

(2) Right turn--hand and arm extended upward, except bicyclists may signal using the right hand and arm extended horizontally from the right side of the bicycle.

(3) Stop or decrease speed--hand and arm extended downward. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 2015, c 12, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-192 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-192
Effect of violations; vicarious responsibility; jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a violation for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this part, except as otherwise provided by law.

(b) Any negligence, misconduct, or violation of this part by a minor while driving a moped shall be imputed to the parent or guardian having custody of such minor, which person shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages caused by such negligence or misconduct and any penalty assessed by the courts for such violation.

(c) This part applies to every person driving a moped upon any roadway or highway or any other publicly owned place under the jurisdiction of the State or any county. [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 290-6 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 290 / Section 290-6
Effect of transfer of title.
Status: in_force

The transfer of title and interest by sale hereunder shall be considered a transfer by operation of law and shall be governed by provisions applicable thereto; provided that in the event the certificate of ownership or registration is unavailable, the bill of sale executed by the authorized county officer is satisfactory evidence authorizing the transfer of such title or interest.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-109.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-109.5
Designation of anatomical gift.
Status: in_force

The examiner of drivers shall design and implement a system to request anatomical gift information from all applicants for a driver's license or license renewal, at the time of application, including a method of directly imprinting on a license an applicant's designation of whether the applicant wishes to be an organ donor. The request shall elicit whether the applicant wishes to be an organ donor in the event of the applicant's death.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-60 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-60
Rules of procedure; costs; appeal.
Status: in_force

The supreme court may prescribe rules of procedure relating to the appeals and hearings before the district courts. An appeal shall lie from the judgment or order of the district court to the intermediate appellate court, subject to chapter 602. The rules shall provide for informal procedure and for minimizing expense and delay to litigants therein. The costs upon such appeal to the district court shall be $1, which may be waived by the court for good cause shown. No costs shall be chargeable against the county director of finance.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-203 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-203
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the enforcement of this part, the director of transportation shall have any powers of enforcement as may be necessary to implement this part. The director may delegate the enforcement of this part to county executive officers. For the purpose of the safety, welfare, and health of the general public, and the safe transportation of hazardous materials and waste on any public highway, and the enforcement of this part and of all rules adopted pursuant to this part, the director, persons appointed by the director, and the county executive officers to whom powers of enforcement are delegated may:

(1) Inspect lands, buildings, freight, and equipment of motor carriers;

(2) Stop and inspect freight and equipment of motor carriers and the military on any public highway; and

(3) Inspect shipping papers and hazardous waste manifests of motor carriers and persons subject to this part.

Every state and county officer charged with enforcement of laws and ordinances shall assist in the enforcement of this part and of all rules adopted pursuant to this part and issue citations for violations as appropriate. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 299, §1; am L 2020, c 70, §31]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-102.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-102.5
Military Selective Service Act; Selective Service System registration.
Status: in_force

(a) Qualified applicants for a motor vehicle [driver's] license pursuant to section 286-107 or 286-108 or an instruction permit pursuant to section 286-110 shall be registered with the United States Selective Service System in compliance with Title 50 United States Code Appendix section 453, as amended.

(b) Every qualified applicant identified in subsection (a) shall be required to authorize the examiner of drivers to:

(1) Collect the necessary personal information required for registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System; and

(2) Electronically transmit the information to the Selective Service System pursuant to subsection (d) for purposes of registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System.

(c) The examiner of drivers shall notify all qualified applicants identified in subsection (a) that by submitting an application, the qualified applicant is consenting to registration with the United States Selective Service System, if so required by federal law.

(d) The examiner of drivers shall collect from a qualified applicant the necessary personal information required for registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System. The examiner of drivers shall transmit the necessary personal information of the qualified applicant in an electronic format to the United States Selective Service System to register the qualified applicant.

(e) For purposes of this section, "qualified applicant" means male United States citizens and immigrants at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-six years of age. [L 2001, c 86, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-34 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-34
Flashing signals.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:

(1) Flashing Red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.

(2) Flashing Yellow (caution signal). When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with caution.

(b) This section shall not apply at railroad grade crossings. Conduct of drivers of vehicles approaching railroad grade crossings shall be governed by the rules as set forth in section 291C-91. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-118.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-118.5
License revoked for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant; eligibility for license renewal.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any person arrested for a violation of section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5 after December 31, 2010, whose license is revoked pursuant to this part or section 291E-61, and who otherwise qualifies for a permit under section 291E-44.5 or 291E-61, may apply for a renewal or reactivation of a driver's license as provided in section 286-107 or 286-107.5.

(b) A person may apply for relicensing under subsection (a); provided that:

(1) The license renewal or reactivation shall be for the sole purpose of obtaining or extending a permit issued pursuant to section 291E-44.5 or 291E-61;

(2) No physical driver's license shall be issued to the person; and

(3) The driver's license shall expire as provided in section 286-106 or upon the end of the revocation period, whichever occurs first.

(c) A holder of a valid ignition interlock permit may take any tests necessary to apply for relicensing no sooner than thirty days prior to expiration of the revocation period; provided that the driver's license shall not be issued until the completion of the revocation period. [L 2012, c 327, §2; am L 2015, c 40, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-165 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-165
Summons or citation.
Status: reserved

(a) There shall be provided for use by authorized police officers, or designees of the county chiefs of police, a form of summons or citation for use in citing violators of those traffic laws that do not mandate the physical arrest of violators. The form and content of the summons or citation shall be as adopted or prescribed by the administrative judge of the district courts and shall be printed on a form commensurate with the form of other summonses or citations used in modern methods of arrest, so designed to include all necessary information to make the same valid within the laws and regulations of the State.

(b) In every case when a citation is issued, the original of the citation shall be given to the violator; provided that:

(1) In the case of an unattended vehicle, the original of the citation shall be affixed to the vehicle as provided for in section 291C-167; or

(2) In the case of:

(A) A vehicle utilizing the high occupancy vehicle lane illegally; or

(B) A vehicle illegally utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities, where the violator refuses the citation,

the original of the citation shall be sent by certified or registered mail, with a return receipt that is postmarked within forty-eight hours of the time of the incident, as provided in section 291C-223 for vehicles illegally utilizing the high occupancy vehicle lane, or within seventy-two hours of the time of the incident for vehicles illegally utilizing a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities, to the registered owner of the vehicle at the address on record at the vehicle licensing division. If the end of the applicable forty-eight or seventy-two hour period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then the ending period shall run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday; provided that the administrative judge of the district courts may allow a carbon copy of the citation to be given to the violator or affixed to the vehicle and provide for the disposition of the original and any other copies of the citation.

(c) In the case of a motor vehicle determined by means of a photo red light imaging detector system established pursuant to chapter 291J to have disregarded a steady red signal in violation of section 291C-32(c); the original of the citation shall be sent by first-class mail within ten calendar days from the time of the incident for motor vehicles disregarding a steady red light signal in violation of section 291C-32(c), as determined by means of a photo red light imaging system, to the registered owner of the motor vehicle at the address on record at the vehicle licensing division. If the end of the applicable ten-calendar-day period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then the ending period shall run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

(d) In the case of a motor vehicle determined by means of a speed enforcement system established pursuant to chapter 291L to have exceeded a maximum speed limit in violation of section 291C-108, the original of the citation shall be sent by first-class mail within ten calendar days from the time of the incident, to the registered owner of the motor vehicle at the address on record at the vehicle licensing division. If the end of the applicable ten-calendar-day period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, then the ending period shall run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

(e) Every citation shall be consecutively numbered and each carbon copy shall bear the number of its respective original. [L 1978, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 224, §§4, 6; am L 1995, c 25, §1; am L 1997, c 309, §4; am L 1999, c 263, §6; am L 2000, c 240, §4; am L 2002, c 58, §2; am L 2003, c 30, §11; am L 2020, c 30, §6; am L 2021, c 128, §2; am L 2024, c 65, §2 and c 112, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-1 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

"Administrator" means the chief of police of each county or the director of finance of each county and their authorized subordinates charged with the responsibility of administering this chapter;

"Driver" means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle;

"Judgment" means any judgment, order, or decree which has become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of the United States or any territory or state thereof upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages;

"Legal owner" has the same meaning prescribed by section 286-2;

"License" means any license or permit issued or recognized under chapter 286 to operate motor vehicles;

"Motor vehicle" has the meaning prescribed by section 286-2 and includes trailers and semitrailers designed for use by such vehicles, but does not include road rollers, farm tractors, tractor cranes, power shovels, and well drillers;

"Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of the State;

"Nonresident's operating privilege" means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by laws of the State pertaining to the operation by the nonresident of a motor vehicle, or the use of a motor vehicle owned by the nonresident in this State;

"Owner" or "registered owner" has the meaning prescribed by section 286-2 to the term "owner";

"Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of such proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle, in the amounts prescribed by section 294-10(a);

"Registration" means the certificate of registration issued pursuant to chapter 286;

"State" except in reference to the State of Hawaii means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province of the Dominion of Canada. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-80; am L 1963, c 98, §1; am imp L 1967, c 214, §§2, 15; HRS §287-1; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 210, §1; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-145 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-145
Riding on roadways and bikeways.
Status: in_force

(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall ride as near to the right-hand curb, on the edge of the roadway, or on the shoulder off of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction; except under any of the following situations:

(1) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway, except where prohibited by official traffic-control devices;

(2) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including but not limited to fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes) that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb, on the edge of the roadway, or on the shoulder off of the roadway. For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane; or

(3) When a roadway is designated and signposted to carry traffic in one direction only and has two or more marked traffic lanes, a person operating a bicycle may ride as near to the left-hand curb, on the edge of the roadway, or on the shoulder off of such roadway as practicable.

(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file; provided that where the flow of traffic is unimpeded, riding two abreast upon bicycle lanes and bicycle paths shall be permitted when such lane or path is of sufficient width to allow riding two abreast unless otherwise prohibited by rule or ordinance adopted by the director of transportation or by the counties.

(c) Whenever a usable bicycle lane has been provided on a highway, any person operating a bicycle at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall ride within such bicycle lane, except that such person may move out of the lane under any of the following situations:

(1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle, vehicle, or pedestrian within the lane or about to enter the lane if such overtaking and passing cannot be done safely within the lane;

(2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway; or

(3) When reasonably necessary to leave the bicycle lane to avoid debris or other hazardous conditions.

(d) No person operating a bicycle shall leave a bicycle lane until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal in the event that any vehicle may be affected by the movement.

(e) No person shall operate or ride a bicycle within a bicycle lane in any direction except that permitted of vehicular traffic traveling on the same side of the highway. Upon all bicycle paths of sufficient width and providing for two-way movement of bicycle traffic, bicycles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right.

(f) The director of transportation by rule and the counties by ordinance may with respect to bikeways under their respective jurisdictions restrict or prohibit the use of such bikeways by mopeds.

(g) No person shall ride a bicycle equipped with a motor on any sidewalk. The counties may, by ordinance, post bicycle lanes and bicycle paths to prevent persons riding a bicycle equipped with a motor from using them. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 133, §5; am L 1976, c 148, §4; am L 1977, c 9, §1; am L 1978, c 30, §2 and c 175, §13; am L 1984, c 273, §12; am L 1998, c 29, §1; am L 1999, c 42, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-19 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-19
Installment payment of judgment; default.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment debtor upon due notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may for the purposes of this chapter only so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.

(b) The administrator shall not suspend a license and shall restore any license suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains such an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installment is not in default.

(c) If the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by the court order, then upon notice of the default, the administrator shall forthwith suspend the license of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied as provided in this chapter. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-97; HRS §287-19; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-48 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-48
Application of chapter to suspensions and revocations prior to January1, 1950.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the administrators of the several counties may accept the prescribed proof of financial responsibility from any person whose license has been suspended or revoked on account of a conviction based on an offense occurring prior to January1, 1950, and who now applies for the issuance of a license. Upon acceptance of such proof, the duration, cancellation, or return thereof shall be governed by section 287-40.

The administrators may also waive the requirement of furnishing such proof if the person mentioned in the preceding paragraph, for a period of three years prior to the person's application for a license, has not been convicted of any additional offense or offenses which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of a license. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §2; am L 1953, c 81, §1; RL 1955, §160-126; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §287-48; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 120, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-41 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-41
Effective date, conditions, and period of administrative revocation; criteria.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless an administrative revocation is reversed or the temporary permit is extended by the director, administrative revocation shall become effective on the day specified in the notice of administrative revocation. Except as provided in section 291E-44.5, no license to operate a vehicle shall be restored under any circumstances during the administrative revocation period. Upon completion of the administrative revocation period, the respondent may reapply and be reissued a license pursuant to section 291E-45.

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs (4)(A)(ii) and (5) and in section 291E-44.5, the respondent shall keep an ignition interlock device installed and operating in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period. Except as provided in section 291E-5, installation and maintenance of the ignition interlock device shall be at the respondent's expense. The periods of administrative revocation, with respect to a license to operate a vehicle, that shall be imposed under this part are as follows:

(1) A one year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent's record shows no prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;

(2) A two-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent's record shows one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;

(3) A four-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, if the respondent's record shows two or more prior alcohol enforcement contacts or drug enforcement contacts during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued;

(4) For a respondent who is a highly intoxicated driver:

(A) If the respondent's record shows no prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued:

(i) An eighteen-month revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period; or

(ii) A two-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, without mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period;

(B) If the respondent's record shows one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued, a three-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period; and

(C) If the respondent's record shows two or more prior alcohol enforcement contacts or drug enforcement contacts during the ten years preceding the date the notice of administrative revocation was issued, a six-year revocation of license to operate a vehicle, with mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period;

(5) For respondents under the age of eighteen years who were arrested for a violation of section 291E-61 or 291E-61.5, revocation of license and privilege to operate a vehicle for the appropriate revocation period provided in paragraphs (1) to (3) or in subsection (c); provided that the respondent shall be prohibited from driving during the period preceding the respondent's eighteenth birthday and shall thereafter be subject to the ignition interlock requirement of this subsection for the balance of the revocation period; or

(6) For respondents, other than those excepted pursuant to section 291E-44.5(c), who do not install an ignition interlock device in all vehicles operated by the respondent during the revocation period, revocation of license to operate a vehicle for the period of revocation provided in paragraphs (1) to (4)(A) or in subsection (c); provided that:

(A) The respondent shall be absolutely prohibited from driving during the revocation period and subject to the penalties provided by section 291E-62 if the respondent drives during the revocation period; and

(B) The director shall not issue an ignition interlock permit to the respondent pursuant to section 291E-44.5;

provided that when more than one administrative revocation, suspension, or conviction arises out of the same arrest, it shall be counted as only one prior alcohol enforcement contact or drug enforcement contact, whichever revocation, suspension, or conviction occurs later.

(c) If a respondent has refused to be tested after being informed:

(1) That the person may refuse to submit to testing in compliance with section 291E-11; and

(2) Of the sanctions of this part and then asked if the person still refuses to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test, in compliance with the requirements of section 291E-15,

the revocation imposed under subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) shall be for a period of two years, four years, or eight years, respectively.

(d) Whenever a license to operate a vehicle is administratively revoked under this part, the respondent shall be referred to the driver's education program for an assessment, by a certified substance abuse counselor, of the respondent's substance abuse or dependence and the need for treatment. The counselor shall submit a report with recommendations to the director. If the counselor's assessment establishes that the extent of the respondent's substance abuse or dependence warrants treatment, the director shall so order. All costs for assessment and treatment shall be paid by the respondent.

(e) Alcohol and drug enforcement contacts that occurred prior to January 1, 2002, shall be counted in determining the administrative revocation period.

(f) The requirement to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 287-20 shall not be based upon a revocation under subsection (b)(1). [L 2000, c 189, pt of §23; am L 2001, c 157, §21; am L 2002, c 113, §7; am L 2004, c 90, §11; am L 2006, c 64, §8 and c 201, §5; am L 2007, c 198, §3; am L 2008, c 171, §6; am L 2009, c 88, §§5, 13, 17(2); am L 2010, c 166, §15; am L 2012, c 327, §17; am L 2021, c 216, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286G-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286G / Section 286G-2
Driver education and training fund.
Status: in_force

There is established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the driver education and training fund. All driver education assessments collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the driver education and training fund to be expended by the administrative director of the courts for driver education and training programs administered by the judiciary, subject to part III of chapter 37 to the extent that the same applies to appropriations for the judiciary.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-112 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-112
Application of minors; liability of parents or guardian.
Status: in_force

(a) The application of any person under the age of eighteen years for an instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's license shall be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths by the appropriate one of the following:

(1) If both the father and mother of the applicant have custody of the applicant, by both the father and mother of the applicant;

(2) If only one parent has custody of the applicant, by the custodial parent;

(3) If neither parent has custody of the applicant, and the applicant has a custodial guardian or has custodial guardians, by the custodial guardian or by all the custodial guardians; provided that the director of human services, or the director's designee, shall sign and verify the application of any applicant who is under foster care; provided further that the department of human services shall not have any liability in the event that the foster child is involved in a motor vehicle accident or a lawsuit arising as a result of the foster child's driving; or

(4) If neither parent has custody of the applicant, and the applicant has no custodial guardian, by an employer of the applicant or by any responsible person who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this part upon a person signing the application of a minor.

(b) Any negligence or misconduct of a minor under the age of eighteen years when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway shall be imputed to the person who has signed the application of the minor for a permit, provisional license, or license, which person shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages caused by the minor's negligence or misconduct.

(c) A nonresident minor shall be accorded all the privileges and be subjected to all the regulatory restrictions as are by this part provided for resident minors. [L 1937, c 234, §8; am L 1939, c 106, §1; RL 1945, §7309; RL 1955, §160-39; HRS §286-112; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1972, c 2, pt of §6; am L 1983, c 45, §1; am L 2005, c 72, §§8, 15; am L 2006, c 289, §2; am L 2010, c 85, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-232 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-232
Limitation on number of driver's licenses.
Status: in_force

No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-116.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-116.5
Notice of change of address or name; penalty.
Status: in_force

(a) If the residence address of an applicant for, or a holder of, a driver's license is changed from that stated in the application or in the license issued to the applicant or holder, the person shall, within thirty days after such change in address, notify the examiner of drivers in writing of the person's old and new residence addresses and the number of any license then held by the person.

(b) If the name of an applicant for, or a holder of, a driver's license is changed from that shown on the applicant's or holder's application or license, the person shall, within thirty days after the change of name, notify the examiner of drivers in writing of the person's former name and the new name and of the number of any permit or license then held by the person. The examiner of drivers may require the person to file satisfactory proof of the change of name.

(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $25. [L 1975, c 43, §2; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-54 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-54
Out-of-state vehicle permit.
Status: in_force

The owner of a motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current year in another state or country and in accordance with the laws thereof, may, in lieu of registering the vehicle as otherwise required by this part, apply to the director of finance for the registration thereof as provided in this section.

The owner shall, within thirty days after commencing to operate the vehicle or causing or permitting it to be operated within the State, apply to the director of finance for the registration thereof upon the appropriate official form stating therein the name and home address of the owner and the temporary address, if any, of the owner while within the State, the registration number of the vehicle as assigned thereto by the state or country, together with a description of the motor vehicle that may be called for in the form and other statements of facts that may be required by the director of finance.

The director of finance shall file every application received and register the vehicle therein described and shall issue to the owner a registration certificate of a distinctive form containing the date of its issue, a brief description of the vehicle, and a statement that the owner has procured registration of the vehicle.

No owner of a motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current year in another state or country shall operate any vehicle or cause or permit to be operated upon the public highways, either before or while it is registered under this section, unless there is at all times displayed thereon the current registration number plates assigned to the vehicle by the other state or country, nor unless the certificate of registration is kept within the vehicle for which it is registered, or in the event the vehicle is a motorcycle, carry the certificate of registration in a convenient receptacle attached to the vehicle. The director of finance shall also furnish the owner with an emblem bearing a serial number with the words "VEHICLE PERMIT" and the date of expiration of the emblem to be placed on the rear bumper in plain sight of the vehicle, or when issued to a motorcycle emblem to be placed on rear fender.

Every certificate of registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for the unexpired portion of the current license number plates assigned to the vehicle in accordance with the law of the other state or country; provided that in no case shall a certificate be issued to exceed a twelve-month period.

Whenever a vehicle is registered under this section, the sum of $5 shall be assessed against the owner of the vehicle to defray the administrative costs incurred by the county. Subsequent changes in the amount of the administrative costs shall be established by the county's legislative body. [L 1929, c 197, §10; RL 1935, §2673; RL 1945, §7344; RL 1955, §160-12; am L 1963, c 23, §1; am L 1967, c 59, §1; HRS §286-54; am L 1971, c 67, §1; am L 1982, c 172, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 312, §1; am L 1998, c 98, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-27 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-27
Emergency vehicle stopped for emergencies; duty of approaching vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) A driver of a vehicle that is approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped for an emergency, investigation of a possible traffic violation, rendering assistance to a police officer, or other official duties, as indicated by the flashing emergency lights of the stopped emergency vehicle, shall:

(1) Slow down to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe under the circumstances of an emergency road situation ahead. Reasonableness and prudence shall take into account weather conditions, road conditions, and vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the immediate area. If necessary, the driver shall come to a complete stop before making a lane change under paragraph (2); and

(2) Make a lane change into the adjacent lane if necessary and if it is safe to do so, or if possible, to two lanes over which leaves one lane between the driver and the emergency vehicle.

(b) As used in this section, "emergency vehicle" means a police or fire department vehicle, ocean safety vehicle, emergency medical services vehicle, freeway service patrol vehicle, sheriff division vehicle, Hawaii emergency management agency vehicle, county emergency management vehicle, civil defense vehicle, department of transportation harbors division vehicle, department of land and natural resources division of conservation and resources enforcement vehicle, or a tow truck.

(c) Violation of subsection (a) shall not be subject to section 287-20, relating to furnishing proof of financial responsibility.

A violation of subsection (a) shall constitute a violation if no death or injury results from the violation.

If a death or injury occurs and is attributable to the driver of the vehicle for a violation of subsection (a), then the driver shall instead be charged under section 707-702.5 for negligent homicide in the first degree; section 707-703 for negligent homicide in the second degree; section 707-704 for negligent homicide in the third degree; section 707-705 for negligent injury in the first degree; or section 707-706 for negligent injury in the second degree, as applicable. [L 2012, c 318, §2; am L 2015, c 192, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-107.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-107.5
Reactivation of expired license; fees; road test waived.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless revoked or suspended, and except as provided in subsection (b), all drivers' licenses expired under section 286-106 may be reactivated by the licensee in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth for the renewal of licenses under section 286-107(b). No person seeking reactivation of an expired license under this subsection shall be required to undergo reexamination of the person's driving skills under section 286-108. The examiner of drivers shall require the holder of an expired license to pay a reactivation fee of $5 for each thirty-day period, or fraction thereof, that has elapsed after the ninety-day grace period.

(b) Any driver's license not reactivated under subsection (a) within one year of the indicated date of expiration shall be invalid. The examiner of drivers shall examine all applicants whose licenses have been declared invalid under this subsection in accordance with the licensing procedures established under sections 286-108 and 286-110. [L 1997, c 330, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-10
Application to nonresidents and unlicensed drivers.
Status: in_force

In case the driver involved in an accident within the State has no license or permit, the driver shall not be allowed a license or permit until the driver has complied with the requirements of this chapter to the same extent that would be necessary if at the time of the accident the driver held such a license or permit.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-138 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-138
[ §291C-138] Waipio valley access; required four-wheel drive vehicle use.
Status: in_force

[ §291C-138] Waipio valley access; required four-wheel drive vehicle use. (a) No vehicle, other than a low-range, four-wheel drive vehicle, shall at any time be driven through or in the connecting roadway corridor between the Waipio valley lookout and the floor of Waipio valley; provided that any vehicle may be driven in these areas if it is:

(1) In the process of executing a legal turn, lane change, or parking maneuver to exit the area;

(2) An authorized emergency vehicle performing the functions under section 291C-26;

(3) An official federal, state, or county vehicle in the performance of its actual duty;

(4) Necessary to assist a stalled or broken vehicle;

(5) Necessary to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to section 291C-65;

(6) A vehicle engaged in or in support of research or maintenance activities; or

(7) Otherwise provided by law.

(b) Violation of this section shall subject the driver of the vehicle to a fine of $250.

(c) For purposes of this section, an all-wheel drive vehicle shall not be considered to be a low-range, four-wheel drive vehicle. [L 2019, c 204, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-154 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-154
Clinging to other vehicles.
Status: in_force

No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach oneself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-47 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-47
Failure to surrender number plates.
Status: in_force

Any person who has had the person's motor vehicle registration revoked pursuant to this part and subsequently fails to comply with an order to surrender all motor vehicle number plates issued to the person, pursuant to chapter 249, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-5
Safe routes to school program surcharge.
Status: in_force

( a) In addition to any other civil penalties ordered by the court, a person who violates any provision under part X shall be ordered to pay a safe routes to school program surcharge of $10 if the violator is not already required to pay a safe routes to school program surcharge for the violation.

(b) The person shall pay the surcharge to the clerk of the court. The surcharge shall be deposited with the director of finance who shall transmit the surcharge to the safe routes to school program special fund established under section 291C-4. [L 2012, c 317, pt of §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-24 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-24
Motor vehicle liability policy defined.
Status: in_force

A "motor vehicle liability policy" as used in this chapter means an owner's or a driver's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in section 287-22 or section 287-23 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided in section 287-23, by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in the State, to or for the benefit of the person named therein as insured.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-171 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-171
Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
Status: in_force

(a) All fines and forfeitures collected upon conviction or upon the forfeiture of bail of any person charged with a violation of any section or provision of the state traffic laws and all assessments collected relating to the commission of traffic infractions shall be paid to the director of finance of the State.

(b) In addition to any monetary assessment imposed for a traffic infraction, the court may impose penalties on all outstanding traffic citations and judgments. The penalties shall be established pursuant to rules approved by the supreme court; provided that the amounts of the penalties shall be based upon a graduated scale that increases in proportion to the length of the delinquency. Any interest penalty imposed as provided in this section may be waived by the court for good cause. All penalties collected for such outstanding citations and judgments shall be paid to the director of finance of the State. [L 1978, c 111, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 214, §17; am L 1997, c 154, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-202 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-202
General duties and powers of the director.
Status: in_force

The general duties and powers of the director shall be:

(1) To establish rules promoting the safety of operations, motor vehicle and equipment of motor carriers; provided that the maximum hours of service to be performed by an operator of a motor carrier vehicle shall be determined by the director based on conditions existing in the State or in particular sections of the State and shall be compatible with those prescribed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.

(2) To coordinate the various motor carrier safety programs in the State including the formulation of statewide standards as necessary.

(3) To develop and implement, on a priority basis, a recordkeeping and information system for the motor carrier safety program.

(4) To develop standards relating to the qualification of motor carrier vehicle drivers.

(5) To establish standards for continuous driver training and periodic evaluation of the driver performance of motor carrier vehicle drivers.

(6) To establish standards for motor carrier vehicle safety inspection, motor carrier vehicle inspection stations, and motor carrier vehicle inspection personnel.

(7) To revise and update the standards relating to motor carrier vehicle maintenance and establish a system for the enforcement of such standards.

(8) To develop the standards for size and weight of vehicles, including motor carrier vehicles, pursuant to chapter 291.

(9) To establish standards for the issuance of special permits to carry oversized and overweight loads on the highway.

(10) To establish standards for the transportation of hazardous materials on the highways.

(11) To develop comprehensive rules governing the modification of motor carrier vehicles which will at any time be operated upon the highway.

(12) To review and approve all plans and specifications for construction in the State or modification of motor carrier vehicles which will at any time be operated upon the highway.

(13) To adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this part.

(14) To investigate all motor carrier vehicle accidents under this part resulting in death of a human being or other accidents as the director determines necessary to advance the motor carrier safety program. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 320, §6; am L 1990, c 342, §16]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-2
Administrator to administer chapter; appeal to circuit court.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator shall administer and enforce this chapter and make rules and regulations consistent herewith and necessary for its administration and shall provide for hearings upon request of any person aggrieved by orders or acts of the administrator under this chapter. The rules and regulations shall be as nearly uniform throughout the State as the circumstances permit, but the fact of nonuniformity shall not of itself be sufficient to make unenforceable any rule or regulation, otherwise lawful, promulgated hereunder.

(b) Any order or act of any administrator pursuant to the authority given by this chapter or by rules or regulations hereunder, shall be subject to appeal to the circuit court of the circuit in which the order or act has been entered or done, which shall have jurisdiction to affirm, vacate, and modify, in whole or in part, any such order or act. Any person aggrieved may file an appeal therefrom in the office of the clerk of the circuit court within thirty days after the effective date of the order or act. The appeal shall not operate to suspend the order or act unless for cause satisfactory to the court and upon such conditions as may be imposed by the court, the court shall otherwise order. The administrator upon service of a copy of the appeal shall forthwith transmit to the clerk of court a transcript of the papers filed with the administrator and a certified transcript of the evidence, if any, adduced. Upon the filing of the transcript, the appeal shall be at issue, and upon the application of either party, may be advanced and assigned for hearing at the earliest possible date to determine whether the action of the administrator is in accordance with law. The prosecuting officer and the legal advisor of the county shall render assistance to the administrator upon the administrator's request in enforcing and carrying out this chapter and in prosecuting and defending proceedings hereunder. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-81; HRS §287-2; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-53.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-53.5
Permanent registration of fleet vehicles.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of twenty-five or more vehicles consisting of commercial motor vehicles, commercial trailers, or passenger automobiles may apply to the director of finance of the county in which the vehicles are to be operated, for permanent license plates, decals, and registration cards; provided that the vehicle shall not be registered in any other state.

(b) The application for initial issuance of permanent registration shall be filed in such form as the director of finance shall require. Upon initial application and payment of the required fees, the director of finance shall issue a distinguishing license plate or decal which indicates the vehicle has been registered under this section.

(c) Upon submission of the renewal of registration form and payment of normally required fees, the license plates, decals, and registration cards issued pursuant to this section for the vehicle shall remain valid; provided that a fleet vehicle registered under this section may be deleted from such identified fleet upon notification of the director of finance by the registered owner on the proper form, and if the distinguishing license plates, decals, and registration cards issued for the vehicle are surrendered. Failure to comply with the preceding sentence shall require payment by the fleet owner of fees due for registration of the vehicle as though the vehicle remained part of the fleet. Display of the distinguishing license plate or decal and registration card shall constitute prima facie evidence that the vehicle is currently registered.

The registered owner or lessee of any vehicle registered pursuant to this section shall display in a conspicuous place on both the right and the left side of each vehicle, the name, trademark, or logo of the company. The display of the name, trademark, or logo shall be printed in sharp contrast to the background of the vehicle and shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily identifiable during daylight hours from a distance of fifty feet.

(d) Each director of finance shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the application, payment of fees, fleet additions or deletions, and cancellation of distinguishing plates or decals and registration card issued to a vehicle of a fleet owner. [L 1980, c 127, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 289-10 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 289 / Section 289-10
[ §289-10] Payment for catalytic converter purchased by licensee; check; mailing.
Status: in_force

[ §289-10] Payment for catalytic converter purchased by licensee; check; mailing. If a licensee purchases a catalytic converter, payment for the catalytic converter shall be made by check payable to the seller. At the time of sale of the catalytic converter, the seller shall present to the licensee a valid photo identification card or driver's license of the seller issued by a federal or state government agency authorized to issue valid identification. The check may be mailed to the address shown on the identification, or the licensee may arrange for the check to be picked up personally by the seller at the place of business of the licensee.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-22 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-22
Certificate of insurance as proof.
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the administrator the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in the State certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person or persons required to furnish proof of financial responsibility. The certificate shall give the effective date of the motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-62 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-62
Special license plates authorized.
Status: in_force

Any owner of a passenger motor vehicle, who is a resident of the State, and who holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license, other than novice, issued by the Federal Communications Commission, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership of the amateur radio station license, may be issued a special license plate for the owner's passenger motor vehicle as provided in sections 286-63 to 286-69.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 290 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 290 / Section 290
‑8 Derelict vehicle.
Status: in_force

§290‑8 Derelict vehicle. A vehicle shall be deemed a derelict vehicle by the administrative head of the county agency designated to carry out section 290-1, or by the executive director or a representative of the executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority in the case of a vehicle that has been abandoned on property owned, managed, or administered by the authority, if a part has been removed or material damage to the vehicle has rendered the vehicle inoperable and one of the following conditions exists:

(1) The vehicle is registered for the current registration period and the registered and legal owners no longer reside at the addresses on record with the county director of finance;

(2) The vehicle has been registered for the current or previous registration period and the registered and legal owners disclaim ownership, or a notice of transfer has been submitted by the registered and legal owners and recorded with the director of finance and the new owner has not transferred the title or registration into the new owner's name within thirty days of release;

(3) The vehicle identification number and license plates have been removed so as to nullify efforts to locate or identify the current registered and legal owners;

(4) The vehicle has not been registered for the previous twelve month period; or

(5) The vehicle registration records of the county director of finance contain no record that the vehicle has ever been registered in the county.

Prior to authorizing the removal of a derelict vehicle, the administrative head of the county agency designated to carry out section 290-1 or the executive director or a representative of the executive director of the Hawaii public housing authority in the case of vehicles that have been abandoned on property owned, managed, or operated by the authority, shall notify the county chief of police only if the vehicle is reported stolen or otherwise needed for police investigation. [L 1971, c 28, pt of §1; am L 1983, c 96, §1; am L 1985, c 21, §1; am L 1987, c 77, §1; am L 1992, c 238, §2; am L 1996, c 58, §1; am L 1997, c 350, §14; am L 2005, c 196, §26(a); am L 2006, c 147, §2 and c 180, §16; am L 2018, c 48, §5]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-35 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-35
Bond as proof.
Status: in_force

(a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within the State, or a bond with at least two individual sureties each owning real estate within the State, and together having equities equal in value to at least twice the amount of the bond, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond approved by the insurance commissioner, which bond shall be conditioned for payment of the amounts specified in section 294-10(a). The bond shall be filed with the administrator and shall not be cancelable except after ten days' written notice to the administrator. The bond shall constitute a lien in favor of the State upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a final judgment against the person who has filed the bond, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a motor vehicle after the bond was filed upon the filing of notice to that effect and the filing of a certified copy of the final judgment in the office of the registrar of conveyances.

(b) If such a judgment, rendered against the principal on the bond is not satisfied within sixty days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for the judgment creditor's own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor's sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the State against the company or persons executing the bond, including an action or proceeding to foreclose any lien that may exist upon the real estate of a person who has executed the bond, such action to conform as near as may be with the procedure for the foreclosure of mortgages. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-113; HRS §287-35; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 339, §33]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-76 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-76
Pedestrians on roadways.
Status: in_force

(a) Where sidewalks are provided it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path.

(b) Where sidewalks are not provided any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 180, §4]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-47.2 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-47.2
Certificate of trailer registration.
Status: in_force

Upon the registration of a trailer, the director of finance shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner, dealer, or manufacturer of the trailer. The certificate shall meet the following requirements:

(1) It shall contain upon the face thereof, the date it was issued, the license plate number assigned to the vehicle, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, and such description of the registered vehicle as may be required by the director of finance. If any of the information subsequently proves to be incorrect due to a typographical error, the dealer, manufacturer, or owner of the trailer shall notify the director of finance of the error by a written certificate stating the reasons for and nature of the error and the correction that should be made on the certificate of registration. Upon receipt of such notification by the director of finance, the certificate of registration shall be corrected accordingly so long as the correction does not constitute a change of the vehicle originally registered. A fee shall be paid to the director of finance for each instance of correction of the registration records. The fee charged for each instance of correction of the registration records shall be established by the county's legislative body.

(2) In addition to the requirements provided for in paragraph (1), the face of the certificate of registration shall contain endorsement lines for the transfer of interest of the registered owner of the trailer.

(3) Every owner of a trailer, except for those trailers owned by a company or person operating under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission, shall carry the certificate of registration with the trailer and shall present the certificate at the request of a police officer. This requirement to carry the certificate of registration with the trailer shall not apply when the certificate is removed for the purpose of application for renewal, transfer of registration, or to record a change in the registration.

(4) The director of finance shall not issue a certificate of ownership for a trailer nor record any liens upon or legal ownership to the trailer. [L 1985, c 27, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-20 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-20
Proof of financial responsibility required upon conviction of certain offenses.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a driver's license has been suspended or revoked:

(1) Pursuant to section 291E-65 or part III of chapter 291E, except as provided in section 291E-41(f);

(2) Upon a conviction of any offense pursuant to law, except where the conduct giving rise to the instant offense is also a violation of part III of chapter 291E and a requirement to furnish and maintain proof of financial responsibility has already been imposed pursuant to that part; or

(3) In the case of minors, pursuant to part V of chapter 571,

the license shall not at any time thereafter be issued to the person whose license has been suspended or revoked, nor shall the person thereafter operate a motor vehicle, unless and until the person has furnished and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility; provided that this section shall not apply to a license suspended or revoked pursuant to section 291E-61(b)(1) or 291E-64(b)(1), any conviction of a moving violation, any administrative license suspension pursuant to chapter 291A, or the first conviction within a five-year period for driving without a valid motor vehicle insurance policy.

This subsection shall not apply to a suspension or revocation of a provisional license under section 286-102.6(d).

(b) Whenever by reason of a conviction of, or adjudication under part V of chapter 571 by reason of, any of the offenses listed in this subsection, under the laws of the State or ordinances of any county, a court of competent jurisdiction has discretion to revoke or suspend a driver's license but does not revoke or suspend the license, the administrator nevertheless, after the expiration of thirty days from the date of conviction or adjudication, shall suspend the license and shall keep the license suspended, and the person so convicted or adjudicated shall not thereafter operate a motor vehicle, unless and until the person so convicted or adjudicated furnishes and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility. The offenses referred to are:

(1) Reckless or inattentive driving, operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, driving while under the influence of drugs, and driving while that person's license has been suspended or revoked, and operating a vehicle after license and privilege to operate a vehicle have been suspended or revoked, except when a person's license has been suspended or revoked for the first conviction of driving without a motor vehicle insurance policy; and

(2) Conviction or adjudication under part V of chapter 571 by reason of any moving violation offense involving a motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is in any manner involved in an accident in which any person is killed or injured, or in which damage to property results to an apparent extent in excess of $3,000 and there are reasonable grounds for the administrator to believe that the defendant is at fault.

(c) If any person, at any time of conviction of, or adjudication under part V of chapter 571 by reason of, any of the offenses in this section, does not hold a valid driver's license, no license shall at any time thereafter be issued to the person unless and until the person furnishes and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility, unless otherwise specified in this section. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; am L 1951, c 185, §1; am L 1953, c 75, §1; RL 1955, §160-98; am L 1959, c 219, §1; HRS §287-20; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1977, c 23, §5; am L 1978, c 78, §1; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 210, §6; am L 1984, c 110, §3; am L 1985, c 195, §2; am L 1990, c 39, §3; am L Sp 1991, c 1, §17; am L 1993, c 135, §3; am L 1994, c 197, §1; am L 1995, c 226, §8; am L 1996, c 20, §2; am L 1997, c 102, §4 and c 251, §10; am L 1998, c 299, §1; am L 1999, c 109, §1; am L 2000, c 189, §25; am L 2007, c 74, §2; am L 2008, c 171, §§15, 20; am L 2009, c 11, §17 as superseded by c 88, §13; am L 2010, c 166, §4; am L 2012, c 327, §6]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-19 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-19
Garages to report.
Status: in_force

The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle that shows evidence of having been involved in a collision of which written report must be made by the driver as provided in chapter 287, or struck by any bullet, shall report to the police department, within twenty-four hours after the motor vehicle is received by the garage or repair shop, giving the vehicle identification number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner or driver of the vehicle.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-13 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-13
Additional tests.
Status: in_force

The person tested may choose any physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, or person licensed in a clinical laboratory occupation under section 321-13 to withdraw blood and also may choose any qualified person to administer a test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The result of the test or tests may be used as provided in section 291E-3. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of the test or tests administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. Upon the request of the person who is tested, full information concerning the test or tests administered shall be made available to that person.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291E-17 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291E / Section 291E-17
Other evidence not excluded.
Status: in_force

This part shall not limit the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether the person was under the influence of an intoxicant or was operating a vehicle while under the age of twenty-one and after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-198 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-198
Speed restrictions on mopeds.
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall drive a moped at a speed other than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.

(b) No person shall drive a moped at a speed greater than thirty-five miles per hour (fifty-eight kilometers per hour). [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-7 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-7
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Sections 287-5 and 287-6 shall not apply under the conditions stated in section 287-8 nor:

(1) To the driver or registered owner if the registered owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident;

(2) To the driver, if not the registered owner of the motor vehicle if there was in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the driver's operation of motor vehicles not owned by the driver;

(3) To the driver or registered owner if the liability of the operator or registered owner for damages resulting from such action is, in the judgment of the administrator, covered by any other form of liability insurance policy or bond;

(4) To any person qualifying as a self-insurer under section 287-42, or to any driver of a motor vehicle for the self-insurer where the self-insurer is responsible for the acts of the driver.

No automobile liability policy or bond shall be effective under this section unless issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in the State, except that if the motor vehicle is registered elsewhere than in this State at the effective date of the policy or bond, or the most recent renewal thereof, the policy or bond shall not be effective under this section unless the insurance company or surety company, if not authorized to do business in the State, executes a power of attorney authorizing the insurance commissioner to accept service on its behalf of notice of process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of the action; provided every such policy or bond is subject to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than the liability coverages stated in section 294-10(a). [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-86; am L 1963, c 98, §1; HRS §287-7; am L 1970, c 164, §3; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 210, §3; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-3 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-3
Powers and duties of the governor.
Status: in_force

The governor, in addition to other duties and responsibilities conferred upon the governor by the Constitution and laws of the State, may contract and do all other things necessary in behalf of the State to promote traffic safety. To that end the governor shall coordinate the activities of the State and its counties.

The governor may delegate duties and functions conferred upon the governor by this chapter to the director of transportation appointed under the authority of section 26-31 who shall also be designated as the governor's highway safety representative. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-3; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §9; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-17 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-17
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The director of transportation shall have such powers and duties of enforcement of statutes and of rules adopted by the director as are necessary to implement this part. The director may delegate the enforcement of this part to the county executive officers. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §8; gen ch 1985]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286
‑114 Revocation of license, provisional license, or instruction permit upon death of person signing minor's application.
Status: in_force

§286‑114 Revocation of license, provisional license, or instruction permit upon death of person signing minor's application. The examiner of drivers upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of a person who signed the application of a minor for an instruction permit, provisional license, or a license shall cancel the permit, provisional license, or license and shall not issue a new permit, provisional license, or license until a new application duly signed and verified is made as required by this part. Upon canceling the permit, provisional license, or license, the examiner of drivers shall notify the minor to surrender the permit, provisional license, or license. If the death occurs after the minor has reached majority, this section shall not apply.§286‑117 Duplicate permits, provisional licenses, and licenses. [(a)] The holder of an instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's license may upon payment of the reasonable cost of its issuance obtain a duplicate; provided that the holder shall surrender the original permit, provisional license, or license or furnish satisfactory proof of loss or destruction of the same.

[(b)] The chief of police or a police officer shall notify a holder that the holder's permit, provisional license, or license is illegible and that the holder shall within ten days surrender the holder's permit, provisional license, or license and apply for a duplicate. Upon failure to comply with a notice to surrender an illegible permit, provisional license, or license and apply for a duplicate, the person to whom the permit or license is issued shall be subject to the penalties in section 286‑136. [L 1967, c 214, pt of §2; HRS §286-117; am L 1970, c 164, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 60, §3; am L 2005, c 72, §§11, 15; am L 2010, c 85, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 290-9 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 290 / Section 290-9
Disposition of derelict vehicle.
Status: in_force

A derelict vehicle may be immediately disposed of or sold as junk without having to comply with the requirements of section 290-2 and 290-5.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-301.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-301.5
[ §286-301.
Status: in_force

[ §286-301.5] Non-compliant identification cards. (a) Every person who submits an application for an identification card that is unable to appear in person before the examiner of drivers to be photographed or present new source documents in person at least every sixteen years shall be issued a non‑compliant identification card that is uniquely identified as not being in compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005. The applicant shall authorize to the examiner of drivers a person who has power of attorney of the applicant who shall present satisfactory proof to the examiner of drivers of the applicant's identity, date of birth, social security number, legal presence, primary care provider certificate, and residency in the State.

(b) Every application under this section shall be made upon the form and in the manner required by section 286-303 and shall be accompanied by the fee established for compliant identification cards pursuant to section 286-309.

(c) Every non-compliant identification card issued pursuant to this section shall on its face and in a machine readable zone bear the phrase, "Not acceptable for official federal purposes", and be of a unique design or color indication that clearly distinguishes the card from the State's compliant identification cards. If the United States Department of Homeland Security determines that non-compliant identification cards issued pursuant to this section do not satisfy the requirements of title 6 Code of Federal Regulations section 37.71, the examiner of drivers, under the direction of the department of transportation, shall modify the non-compliant identification cards issued pursuant to this section only to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of the federal law.

(d) Every non-compliant identification card shall expire in accordance with section 286-306.

(e) A non-compliant identification card may be renewed or replaced in accordance with section 286-306.

(f) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to implement this section. [L 2019, c 233, §2]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-67 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-67
Fees.
Status: in_force

Any applicant applying for the special license plates shall pay to the administrator of the county emergency management agency an amount equal to the cost of the plates plus administrative costs of furnishing the special license plates. The fees for the special license plates shall be determined by the director of [Hawaii] emergency management.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 286-206 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 286 / Section 286-206
Penalty.
Status: in_force

Unless indicated otherwise, any motor carrier or any agent, employee, or representative thereof, who wilfully and knowingly fails, neglects or refuses to perform any act required by this part or by rules adopted by the director under this part shall be fined not more than $2,000 for each separate offense. Each date of violation shall constitute a separate offense. An action to impose or collect the penalty provided in this section shall be considered a civil action. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-134 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-134
Neighborhood electric vehicles; speed; restrictions.
Status: in_force

(a) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall not be operated at a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour.

(b) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall not be driven on a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour. This subsection does not prohibit a neighborhood electric vehicle from crossing a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection.

(c) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall have a notice of the operational restrictions applying to the vehicle permanently attached to or painted on the vehicle in a location that is in clear view of the driver.

[(d)] The director of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 as may be necessary to regulate the use of neighborhood electric vehicles. [L 1999, c 262, §§3(1), 4]

Revision Note

Subsection (d) codified to this section pursuant to §23G-15.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 287-33 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 287 / Section 287-33
Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy.
Status: in_force

When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under section 287-22 or a policy under section 287-23, the insurance so certified shall not be canceled or terminated until at least ten days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified is filed in the office of the administrator, except that such a policy subsequently procured and certified shall, on the effective date of its certification, terminate the insurance previously certified with respect to any motor vehicle designated in both certificates.
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-107 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-107
Speed limits; factors to consider.
Status: in_force

(a) The department of transportation or a county shall consider the following factors when setting a maximum speed limit pursuant to section 291C-102:

(1) An engineering study conducted for the road whose maximum speed limit is being set, which shall include an analysis of the current speed distribution of free-flowing vehicles; provided that this paragraph shall not apply when the department of transportation or any county reduces a maximum speed limit within:

(A) One mile of a school; and

(B) Ten miles per hour of the current speed limit for that road;

(2) For sections of highways with residential or commercial areas or schools immediately adjacent to the roadway, the department of transportation or a county shall, to the extent practicable, consider guidance provided by the National Association of City Transportation Officials; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to supersede any applicable federal standards or requirements; and

(3) Any other factors prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended.

(b) As used in this section, "engineering study" means a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the department of transportation for use by state and local authorities. An engineering study shall consider the following factors:

(1) Roadway characteristics including but not limited to shoulder condition grade, alignment, sight distance, and lane widths;

(2) Roadside development and environment, including the following:

(A) Number and types of side road access including signalized or unsignalized intersections;

(B) Pedestrian activity and facilities;

(C) Parking practices and activity; and

(D) Type of bicycle accommodations and facilities;

(3) Motor vehicle crashes resulting in deaths or injuries; and

(4) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements. [L 2019, c 207, §2; am L 2024, c 180, §3; am L 2025, c 196, §1]
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291C-121.5 — HI Code / Division 1 / Title 17 / Chapter 291C / Section 291C-121.5
Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding chapter 571 or any other law to the contrary, a person violates this section if the person, being the operator or an adult passenger of a motor vehicle, leaves the motor vehicle for five minutes or longer when an unattended child is inside the vehicle, regardless of whether the operator or adult passenger is charged with the care or custody of the child.

(b) Any law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue team personnel who observes a child left unattended in a motor vehicle and determines that the unattended child is in physical danger, or poses a danger to others, may use whatever means are reasonably necessary to protect the child or others and remove the child from the motor vehicle. If the person who left the motor vehicle with an unattended child inside cannot be located within a reasonable time, the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue team personnel, upon removing the child from the motor vehicle, shall immediately report the matter to a police officer, as defined under section [587A-4], who may assume protective custody of the child without a court order and without the consent of the child's family.

(c) Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and rescue team personnel shall not be liable in any civil action to any party for any act performed in good faith under this section.

(d) As used in this section:

"Child" means a person under the age of nine.

"Rescue team personnel" means physicians, basic life support personnel, advanced life support personnel, surgeons, nurses, volunteers, or employees of the owners or operators of a hospital or authorized emergency vehicle who have been trained in basic or advanced life support and have been charged by the owners or operators of the hospital or authorized emergency vehicle with providing life support and resuscitation to persons who are in immediate danger of loss of life in cases of emergency.

"Unattended" means leaving a child:

(1) Alone in a motor vehicle; or

(2) In a motor vehicle with a minor under the age of twelve. [L 2008, c 170, §2]