Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 2 - AIRPORTS DIVISION › Chapter 13 - AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT PUBLIC AIRPORTS › Section 19-13-3 - Uses and activities; prohibitions; restrictions; limitations; requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) Aircraft
				operations. No person shall land, taxi or fly aircraft, or conduct any aircraft
				operations upon or from a public airport other than in conformity with Federal
				Aviation Regulations and this chapter. No experimental flight shall be
				conducted on, above, or in the vicinity of a public airport without the
				permission of the director.
(b)
				Clearing runways. The operator of an aircraft landing at a public airport shall
				clear the active runway as expeditiously as possible.
(c) Aircraft maintenance. Washing, cleaning
				and maintenance of aircraft shall be conducted only in areas designated for
				these purposes by the director.
(d)
				Uses of designated areas. The use of any area of a public airport for any
				purpose other than the use designated by the director is prohibited.
(e) Abandoned or unattended aircraft. Any
				aircraft abandoned or left unattended in any area at a public airport or which
				is parked in an unauthorized manner or area, may be removed and stored by the
				director at the owner's risk and expense, without liability on the part of the
				director for damages resulting from such moving and storing. Thirty days
				following such removal and storage, the director shall have the right to
				dispose of the aircraft in accordance with Act 25, Session Laws of Hawaii,
				1981.
(f) Removal of aircraft. Upon
				notification by the director, the operator of any aircraft parked or stored at
				a public airport shall move said aircraft from the place where it is parked or
				stored. If the operator refuses to comply with such order, the director may
				have the aircraft moved or cause to be moved at the owner's risk and expense
				and without liability for any damage which may result from such
				moving.
(g) Aircraft accidents. No
				person shall disturb or remove aircraft wreckage or records unless permission
				is granted by the director after the director consults with the proper Federal
				authority except where necessary to give aid and assistance to persons injured
				or trapped in aircraft wreckage, or to protect such wreckage or records from
				further damage, or to protect the public from injury or death.
(1) Disabled aircraft. Aircraft operators
				shall be responsible for the prompt removal of disabled aircraft and parts
				except as noted above. In the event of failure to comply, the director may
				remove the disabled aircraft, at the owner's risk and expense, at any location
				without liability for any damage which may result because of such removal or
				storage.
(2) Accident reports.
(A) The operator of any aircraft involved in
				an accident on or within a public airport and all persons involved in such
				accident shall provide their names and addresses and written report of the
				accident to the director as soon after the accident as possible.
(B) In the event a written report of the
				accident is required by Federal regulations, a copy of that report may be
				provided to comply with this paragraph.