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HI Rev Stat § 264-44 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-44 Maintenance of state highway system.

 §264-44 Maintenance of state highway system. (a) The maintenance of the state highway system may be performed either by public employment or by contract, or the director of transportation may have the maintenance performed by the county in which the highways are situated, by public employment or by contract, upon authorization of the legislative body of the county concerned.  (b) All maintenance work shall consider the extent to which work undertaken will increase traffic congestion and the director shall ensure that action is taken to reasonably minimize any adverse impact. The feasibility of off-hour maintenance work shall be considered for all maintenance work that results in significant traffic congestion or delay.  (c) As used in this section, "off-hour maintenance work" means maintenance work performed between the hours of six o'clock p.m. and six o'clock a.m. [L 1967, c 163, §3; HRS §264-44; am L 1992, c 42, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 264-45 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-45 Highway lighting.

  §264-45 Highway lighting.  To the extent that it is practical and not in conflict with any safety regulation or federal law, regulation, or mandate, if any highway rule or standard relating to highway lighting conflicts with any county ordinance or other rule regarding highway lighting, the more stringent requirement or standard shall govern all new installations of highway lighting. [L 2007, c 121, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 264-61 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-61 Definition of a controlled-access facility.

  §264-61 Definition of a controlled-access facility. For the purposes of this part, a controlled-access facility is defined as a public highway especially designed for through traffic, and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement or have only a controlled right or easement of access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon the controlled-access facility or for any other reason. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-43; HRS §264-61]
HI Rev Stat § 264-62 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-62 Authority to establish controlled-access facilities.

 §264-62 Authority to establish controlled-access facilities. The director of transportation, acting alone or in cooperation with any federal, or local agency, may plan, designate, establish, regulate, vacate, alter, realign, widen, improve, maintain, and provide controlled-access facilities for public use whenever the director is of the opinion that traffic conditions, present or future, will justify the special facilities. The director may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use of the controlled-access facilities by the various classes of vehicles or traffic by means of signs and other devices to promote the safe and efficient use of the facilities. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-44; HRS §264-62; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 264-63 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-63 Acquisition of property.

 §264-63 Acquisition of property. For the purposes of this part, the director of transportation may acquire for controlled-access facilities and service roads:  (1) Property, as defined in chapter 101, by gift, devise, or purchase; or  (2) Property by eminent domain under chapter 101. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-46; HRS §264-63]
HI Rev Stat § 264-64 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-64 Design of controlled-access facility and regulation, restriction, or prohibition of access; penalty.

 §264-64 Design of controlled-access facility and regulation, restriction, or prohibition of access; penalty. The director of transportation may so design any controlled-access facility and so regulate, restrict, or prohibit access as to best serve the traffic for which such facility is intended. In this connection, the director may divide and separate any controlled-access facility into separate roadways by the construction of raised curbing, central dividing sections, or other physical separations, or by designating the separate roadways by signs, markers, stripes, and the proper lane for the traffic by appropriate signs, markers, stripes, and other devices.  No person shall have any right of ingress or egress to, from, or across controlled-access facilities to or from abutting lands, except at the designated points at which access may be permitted, upon such terms and conditions as may be specified by the director. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than three months, or both. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-45; HRS §264-64; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, and 706-663.
HI Rev Stat § 264-65 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-65 New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations.

 §264-65 New and existing facilities; grade-crossing eliminations. The director of transportation may designate and establish controlled-access highways as new and additional facilities or may designate and establish an existing public highway as included within a controlled-access facility. The director may provide for the elimination of intersections at grade of controlled-access facilities with existing public highways by grade separation or service road, or by closing off the highways at the right-of-way boundary line of the controlled-access facility; and after the establishment of any controlled-access facility, no highway which is not part of the facility shall intersect the same at grade. No public highway shall be opened into or connected with any such controlled-access facility without the consent and previous approval of the director. The consent and approval shall be given only if the public interest is served thereby. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-47; HRS §264-65; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 264-66 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-66 Authority to enter into agreements.

 §264-66 Authority to enter into agreements. The director of transportation may enter into agreements with the council of any county, or with the federal government, respecting the financing, planning, establishment, improvement, maintenance, use, regulation, or vacation of controlled-access facilities or other public highways, to facilitate the purposes of this part. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-48; HRS §264-66] Revision Note  "Council" substituted for "board of supervisors or councilmen" to conform to county charters.
HI Rev Stat § 264-67 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-67 Local service roads.

 §264-67 Local service roads. In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the director of transportation may plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, realign, widen, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets or designate as local service roads and streets any existing public highway, and exercise jurisdiction over service roads and streets in the same manner as is authorized over controlled-access facilities under this part, if, in the director's opinion, the local service roads or streets are necessary or desirable. The local service roads or streets shall be of appropriate design, and shall be separated from the controlled-access facility proper by means of all devices designated as necessary or desirable by the director. [L 1960, c 3, pt of §2; Supp, §111-49; HRS §264-67; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 264-71 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-71 Definitions.

Cross References Regulation by counties, see § §445-111 to 445-121. Law Journals and Reviews  Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego: The Conflict Between Aesthetic Zoning and Commercial Speech Protection; Hawaii's Billboard Law Under Fire. 5 UH L. Rev. 79 (1983).   §264-71 Definitions. For the purpose of this part, if not inconsistent with the context:  "Department" means the department of transportation.  "Director" means the director of transportation.  "Outdoor advertising" means any device which is:  [(1)] A writing, picture, painting, light, model, display, emblem, sign, billboard, or similar device situated outdoors, which is so designed that it draws the attention of persons on any federal-aid or state highway, to any property, services, entertainment, or amusement, bought, sold, rented, hired, offered, or otherwise traded in by any person, or to the place or person where or by whom such buying, selling, renting, hiring, offering or other trading is carried on;  [(2)] A sign, billboard, poster, notice, bill, or word or words in writing situated outdoors and so designed that it draws the attention of and is read by persons on any federal-aid or state highway; or  [(3)] A sign, billboard, writing, symbol, or emblem made of lights, or a devise or design made of lights so designed that its primary function is not giving light, which is situated outdoors and draws the attention of persons on any federal-aid or state highway. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-71] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted.
HI Rev Stat § 264-72 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-72 Control of outdoor advertising.

 §264-72 Control of outdoor advertising. No person shall erect or maintain any outdoor advertising outside of the right-of-way boundary and visible from the main-traveled way of any federal-aid or state highway within the State, except the following:  (1) Directional and other official signs and notices, which signs and notices shall include, but not be limited to, signs and notices pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historic attractions as authorized or required by law.  (2) Signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of the property upon which they are located.  (3) Signs, displays, and devices advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located.  (4) Signs lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965, determined by the director to be landmark signs, including signs on farm structures or natural surfaces, of historic or artistic significance the preservation of which would be consistent with the purpose of this section. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-72; am L 1975, c 39, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 264-73 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-73 Regulations.

 §264-73 Regulations. The director of transportation may promulgate rules and regulations governing the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising permitted under section 264-72, consistent with the safety and welfare of the traveling public and with the national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to Title 23, United States Code. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-73] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 264-74 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-74 Removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising.

 §264-74 Removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising. Any outdoor advertising lawfully in existence on May 4, 1966, and which is not in conformity with the provisions contained herein shall be required to be removed by July 1, 1970. Any other outdoor advertising lawfully erected which subsequently does not conform to this part shall not be required to be removed until the end of the fifth year after it becomes nonconforming. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-74]
HI Rev Stat § 264-75 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-75 Compensation for removal of outdoor advertising.

 §264-75 Compensation for removal of outdoor advertising. (a) The director of transportation may acquire by purchase, gift, or condemnation, and pay just compensation upon the removal of any outdoor advertising lawfully erected.  (1) Those lawfully in existence on October 22, 1965.  (2) Those lawfully on any federal-aid or state highway on or after October 22, 1965, and before January 1, 1968.  (3) Those lawfully erected on or after January 1, 1968.  (b) The compensation will be paid only for the following:  (1) The taking from the owner of the outdoor advertising of all right, title, leasehold, and interest therein; and  (2) The taking from the owner of the real property on which the outdoor advertising is located, of the right to erect and maintain the outdoor advertising thereon. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-75; am L 1975, c 39, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 264-76 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-76 Unlawful outdoor advertising.

 §264-76 Unlawful outdoor advertising. Any outdoor advertising which violates this part is a public nuisance. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-76]
HI Rev Stat § 264-77 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-77 Penalty.

 §264-77 Penalty. Any person violating this part shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than one month, or both. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-77]
HI Rev Stat § 264-78 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-78 Interpretation.

 §264-78 Interpretation. Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any law, ordinance, or regulation which are more restrictive than this part. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-78]
HI Rev Stat § 264-79 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-79 Agreements with the United States authorized.

 §264-79 Agreements with the United States authorized. The director of transportation may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States as provided by Title 23, United States Code, relating to control of outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to any federal-aid highway, and take action in the name of the State to comply with the terms of the agreement. [L 1966, c 45, pt of §2; HRS §264-79]
HI Rev Stat § 264-81 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-81 Short title.

  §264-81 Short title. This part may be cited as the "Junkyard Control Act". [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-81] Cross References  Ownership of solid waste, see chapter 340A.
HI Rev Stat § 264-82 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-82 Purposes.

 §264-82 Purposes. For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is declared to be in the public interest to regulate and restrict the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to federal-aid or state highways within the State. The legislature finds, determines, and declares that junkyards which do not conform to the requirements of this part are public nuisances. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-82]
HI Rev Stat § 264-83 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-83 Definitions.

 §264-83 Definitions. For the purpose of this part, if not inconsistent with the context:  "Automobile graveyard" means any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated, for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.  "Department" means the department of transportation.  "Director" means the director of transportation.  "Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.  "Junkyard" means an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term includes garbage dumps and sanitary fills. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-83] Revision Note  Numeric designations deleted.
HI Rev Stat § 264-84 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-84 Control of junkyards.

 §264-84 Control of junkyards. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any federal-aid or state highways within the State, except the following:  (1) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of a federal-aid or state highway.  (2) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of a federal-aid or state highway. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-84]
HI Rev Stat § 264-85 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-85 Junkyards lawfully in existence.

 §264-85 Junkyards lawfully in existence. Any junkyard lawfully in existence on May 4, 1966, which is within one thousand feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any federal-aid or state highway shall be screened, if feasible, by the department of transportation at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the highway; provided that if such a junkyard is located in an area zoned for industrial use, the requirement for screening shall not apply. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-85; am L 1980, c 82, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 264-86 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-86 Requirement as to screening.

 §264-86 Requirement as to screening. The director of transportation may promulgate rules and regulations governing the location, planting, construction, and maintenance, including the materials used in the screening required by this part. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-86] Cross References  Rulemaking, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 264-87 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-87 Authority to acquire interest in land for removal and screening of existing junkyards.

 §264-87 Authority to acquire interest in land for removal and screening of existing junkyards. When the director of transportation determines that the topography of the land will not permit the adequate screening of existing junkyards or that the screening of the junkyards would not be economically feasible, the director may acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation, such interests in lands as may be necessary to secure the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyards, and pay for the costs of relocation, removal, or disposal thereof. When the director determines that it is in the best interest of the State, the director may acquire such lands, or interests in lands, as may be necessary to provide adequate screening of the junkyards. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-87; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 264-88 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-88 Injunction.

 §264-88 Injunction. The department of transportation may apply to the circuit court in the county in which the junkyards may be located for an injunction to abate the nuisance of a nonconforming junkyard. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-88]
HI Rev Stat § 264-89 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-89 Interpretation.

 §264-89 Interpretation. Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance or regulation which are more restrictive than this part. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-89]
HI Rev Stat § 264-90 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-90 Agreements with the United States authorized.

 §264-90 Agreements with the United States authorized. The director of transportation may enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States as provided by Title 23, United States Code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to any federal-aid highway, and take action in the name of the State to comply with the terms of the agreements. [L 1966, c 46, pt of §2; HRS §264-90]
HI Rev Stat § 264-101 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-101 Vending from highways prohibited.

  §264-101 Vending from highways prohibited. (a) No person shall park or place a vehicle or structure wholly or partly on any highway for the purpose of selling the vehicle or structure or of selling therefrom or therein any article, service, or thing, thereby creating a hazardous condition or a public nuisance or in reckless disregard of the risk of creating a hazardous condition or public nuisance. The department of transportation may remove or require the immediate removal of the vehicle or structure from the highway.  (b) The director of transportation, in the case of state highways, may, upon application in writing, issue a written permit, subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the director, authorizing the applicant to vend in the airspace, which includes the space above or below a highway, in the State's interstate highway system.  (c) For the purposes of this section, "highway" means the entire width, including the berm or shoulder of a public highway as defined in section 264-1. [L 1980, c 44, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 23, §1; am L 2002, c 16, §10; am L 2013, c 115, §1; am L 2019, c 111, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 264-102 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-102 Penalty.

  §264-102 Penalty. Any person who violates section 264-101 is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. [L 1980, c 44, pt of §1; am L 2000, c 23, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 264-121 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|264. Highways|264-121 Definitions.

 §264-121 Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:  "Capital costs" means part or all of the cost for capital improvements. Capital costs may include costs to acquire right-of-way, plan, design, engineer, finance, and construct improvements including costs of management and consultant fees. Capital costs shall not include periodic maintenance and other operating costs.  "Department" means the department of transportation.  "Development" means any artificial change to real property that requires a county grading or building permit including but not limited to construction, expansion, enlargement, alteration, or erection of buildings or structures.  "Director" means the director of transportation.  "Impact fee" means an assessment on a development used to incrementally fund a fair share of the capital costs of public highway improvements reasonably needed to serve that development.  "State highway improvements" means capital improvements to the physical infrastructure of state highways. [L 2004, c 155, pt of §2; am L 2006, c 197, §1]