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HI Rev Stat § 291C-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-21 Provisions of parts III to XIV refer to vehicles upon the highways; exceptions.

  §291C-21 Provisions of parts III to XIV refer to vehicles upon the highways; exceptions. The provisions of parts III to XIV relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except, where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-22 REPEALED.

 §291C-22 REPEALED. L 1978, c 222, §8.
HI Rev Stat § 291C-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-23 Obedience to police officers.

 §291C-23 Obedience to police officers. 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. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1978, c 222, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-24 Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.

  §291C-24 Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles. Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-25 Persons working on highways; exceptions.

  §291C-25 Persons working on highways; exceptions. 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. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-26 Authorized emergency vehicles.

  §291C-26 Authorized emergency vehicles. (a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm and vehicles used by police officers while in the performance of a police function, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.  (b) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:  (1) Park or stand irrespective of the provisions of this chapter;  (2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;  (3) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as the driver does not endanger life or property;  (4) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions;  (5) Drive on the shoulder and median of roadways; and  (6) Drive in controlled-access roadways, highways, and facilities.  (c) The exemptions granted in subsection (b) to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the vehicle is making use of authorized audible and visual signals, except as otherwise provided by county ordinance. This subsection shall not apply to police vehicles.  (d) The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall those provisions protect the driver from the consequences of the driver's reckless disregard for the safety of others. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2002, c 93, §1; am L 2003, c 112, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-27 Emergency vehicle stopped for emergencies; duty of approaching vehicle.

  §291C-27 Emergency vehicle stopped for emergencies; duty of approaching vehicle. (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]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-31 Obedience to and required traffic-control devices.

  §291C-31 Obedience to and required traffic-control devices. (a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with law, unless otherwise directed by a traffic or police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter.  (b) No provision of this chapter for which signs are required shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official sign is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that signs are required, the section shall be effective even though no signs are erected or in place.  (c) Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to law, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.  (d) Any official traffic-control device placed pursuant to law and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary is established by competent evidence. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1] Case Notes  Stop sign was authorized by operation of statutory presumption. 72 H. 573, 827 P.2d 648 (1992).  Statutory presumption did not impermissively shift State's burden of proof to defendant; presumption was directory rather than mandatory. 9 H. App. 73, 823 P.2d 154 (1992).
HI Rev Stat § 291C-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-33 Pedestrian-control signals.

  §291C-33 Pedestrian-control signals. 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]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-34 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-34 Flashing signals.

  §291C-34 Flashing signals. (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]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-35 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-35 Lane-direction-control signals.

  §291C-35 Lane-direction-control signals. When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-36 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-36 Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings.

 §291C-36 Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings. (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]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-37 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-37 Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals.

  §291C-37 Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals. No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-39 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-39 Traffic control devices; uniform standards and specifications.

  §291C-39 Traffic control devices; uniform standards and specifications. The department of transportation, after consultation with the counties, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices installed pursuant to this chapter, including stop signs, yield signs, speed limit signs, railroad warning approach signs, street name signs, crossing signs, any lines or markings on a roadway, and any other sign or marking required or authorized by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended. [L 2019, c 207, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-41 Drive on right side of roadway; exceptions.

  §291C-41 Drive on right side of roadway; exceptions. (a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:  (1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement;  (2) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;  (3) Upon a roadway divided into three marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; or  (4) Upon a roadway designated and signposted one-way traffic.  (b) Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.  (c) Upon any roadway having four or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under subsection (a)(2). This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-42 Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions.

  §291C-42 Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions. Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-43 Overtaking a vehicle or bicycle on the left.

  §291C-43 Overtaking a vehicle or bicycle on the left. The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles or bicycles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:  (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.  (2) The driver of a vehicle passing or overtaking a bicyclist proceeding in the same direction shall allow at least three feet of separation between the right side of the driver's vehicle, including all mirrors or other protuberances, and the left side of the bicyclist, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken bicycle.  (3) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of the driver's vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2018, c 47, §2 and c 218, § §2, 9]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-44 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-44 When overtaking on the right is permitted.

  §291C-44 When overtaking on the right is permitted. (a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:  (1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;  (2) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for and with lanes marked for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction;  (3) Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles.  (b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the roadway. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 2018, c 218, § §3, 9]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-45 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-45 Limitations on overtaking on the left.

  §291C-45 Limitations on overtaking on the left. No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless authorized by this part and unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within two hundred feet of any approaching vehicle. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-46 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-46 Further limitation on driving on left of center of roadway.

  §291C-46 Further limitation on driving on left of center of roadway. (a) No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:  (1) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;  (2) When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing;  (3) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel.  (b) The foregoing limitations shall not apply upon a one-way roadway, nor under the conditions described in section 291C-41(a)(2), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-47 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-47 No-passing zones.

 §291C-47 No-passing zones. (a) The director of transportation is authorized to and the counties by ordinance with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may establish no-passing zones where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and shall by appropriate signs or markings on the highway establish or indicate the beginning and the end of a no-passing zone and may place intermediate signs establishing or indicating the continued existence of a no-passing zone. Signs or markings placed by the director of transportation establishing the zone and signs or markings indicating the zone established by ordinance shall be clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person and every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.  (b) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (a) no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length.  (c) This section does not apply under the conditions described in section 291C-41(a)(2), nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road, or driveway. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 133, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 291C-48 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|291C. Statewide Traffic Code|291C-48 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.

  §291C-48 One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands. (a) The director of transportation and the counties with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway, or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control devices.  (b) Upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic, a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic-control devices.  (c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of the island. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1]