Hawaii Revised Statutes 291. Traffic Violations

PART I. OPERATION

• 291-1 [New] Definitions.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-1 [NEW] Definitions. As used in this part:...
• 291-2 [Old] Repealed.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-2 [OLD] REPEALED. L 1971, c 150, §3....
• 291-3 Repealed.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-3 REPEALED. L 1971, c 150, §3.
• 291-3.1 Consuming or Possessing Intoxicating Liquor While Operating Motor Vehicle or Moped.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-3.1 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while operating...
• 291-3.2 Consuming or Possessing Intoxicating Liquor While a Passenger in a Motor Vehicle.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-3.2 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a...
• 291-3.3 Storage of Opened Container Containing Intoxicating Liquor or Consumption At Scenic Lookout.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-3.3 Storage of opened container containing intoxicating liquor...
• 291-3.4 Exceptions; Consumption or Possession of Intoxicating Liquor While a Passenger in a Motor Vehicle, Storage of Opened Container Containing Intoxicating Liquor.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). [§291-3.4] Exceptions; consumption or possession of intoxicating liquor...
• 291-4 to 4.5 Repealed.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §§291-4 to 4.5 REPEALED. L 2000, c 189,...
• 291-4.6 Driving After License Suspended or Denied for Noncompliance With an Order of Support; Penalties.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). [§291-4.6] Driving after license suspended or denied for...
• 291-5 to 7 Repealed.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §§291-5 to 7 REPEALED. L 2000, c 189,...
• 291-8 Freight on Motor Cars; Projection Of, Prohibited.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-8 Freight on motor cars; projection of, prohibited....
• 291-9 Freight; on Running Board.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-9 Freight; on running board. No person shall...
• 291-10 Penalty.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-10 Penalty. Any person violating any of the...
• 291-11 Riders and Passengers Under Seven Years of Age on Motorcycles and Motor Scooters Prohibited; Penalty.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-11 Riders and passengers under seven years of...
• 291-11.5 Child Passenger Restraints.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-11.5 Child passenger restraints. (a) Except as otherwise...
• 291-11.6 Mandatory Use of Seat Belts, When, Penalty.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-11.6 Mandatory use of seat belts, when, penalty....
• 291-12 Inattention to Driving.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-12 Inattention to driving. Whoever operates any vehicle...
• 291-13 Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Driving Mopeds.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). [§291-13] Traffic laws apply to persons driving mopeds....
• 291-14 Pickup Trucks; Passenger Restrictions.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-14 Pickup trucks; passenger restrictions. (a) No person...
• 291-15 Trauma System Surcharge.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). [§291-15] Trauma system surcharge. (a) In addition to...
• 291-16 Safe Routes to School Program Surcharge.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). [§291-16] Safe routes to school program surcharge. (a)...
• 291-17 Mobile Electronic Devices; Use While Operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle Prohibited.
  Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010). §291-17 Mobile electronic devices; use while operating a...

PART II. EQUIPMENT

• 291-21 Repealed.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-21 REPEALED. L 1971, c 150, §3.
• 291-21.3 Definitions.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-21.3 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Flatrack" means an open-sided platform...
• 291-21.5 Regulation of Motor Vehicle Sun Screening Devices; Penalty.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-21.5 Regulation of motor vehicle sun screening devices; penalty. (a) No person...
• 291-22 Regulation of Exhaust Pipe and Muffler.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-22 Regulation of exhaust pipe and muffler. It shall be unlawful for...
• 291-23 Penalty.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-23 Penalty. Whoever is convicted of violating any of the provisions of...
• 291-24 Motorcycles and Mopeds, Noisy Mufflers; Penalty.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-24 Motorcycles and mopeds, noisy mufflers; penalty. (a) Every motorcycle and moped...
• 291-24.5 Motor Vehicle Muffler.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. [§291-24.5] Motor vehicle muffler. (a) No person shall use on a public...
• 291-24.6 Motor Vehicle Alarm Systems.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-24.6 Motor vehicle alarm systems. (a) "Motor vehicle alarm system" means any...
• 291-25 Lights for Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, Motorized Bicycles.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-25 Lights for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, motorized bicycles. (a) From...
• 291-26 Testing Lights.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-26 Testing lights. All devices or adjustments used in connection with lights...
• 291-27 Repealed.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-27 REPEALED. L 1974, c 133, §7.
• 291-28 Lights for Loads.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-28 Lights for loads. In any case where a vehicle is loaded...
• 291-29 Lights for Other Vehicles.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-29 Lights for other vehicles. All vehicles other than those specified in...
• 291-30 Spotlights.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-30 Spotlights. No spotlight shall be used in any city, town, or...
• 291-31 Tail Lights on Vehicles, Motorcycles and Motor Scooters.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-31 Tail lights on vehicles, motorcycles and motor scooters. (a) From thirty...
• 291-31.5 Blue Lights Prohibited for Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, Bicycles, Mopeds.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-31.5 Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, mopeds....
• 291-32 Penalties.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-32 Penalties. (a) The use or operation of any motor vehicle not...
• 291-33 Projections on Face of Wheels Prohibited.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-33 Projections on face of wheels prohibited. There shall not be operated...
• 291-34 Size of Vehicles; Width, Height, and Length.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-34 Size of vehicles; width, height, and length. (a) Width. No motor...
• 291-35 Gross Weight, Axle, and Wheel Loads.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-35 Gross weight, axle, and wheel loads. No motor vehicle or other...
• 291-35.1 Regulation of Bumper Height.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-35.1 Regulation of bumper height. Maximum bumper heights of motor vehicles shall...
• 291-36 Exceptions.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-36 Exceptions. (a) The director of transportation, in the case of state...
• 291-37 Penalties.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-37 Penalties. (a) Any person who omits to perform any of the...
• 291-38 Repealed.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-38 REPEALED. L 1976, c 45, §3.
• 291-39 Enforcement.
  Neighborhood electric vehicle requirements, see §291C-134. Street rod vehicle requirements, see §286-26.5. §291-39 Enforcement. (a) For the purpose of the enforcement of sections 291-33...

PART III. PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS

• 291-51 Definitions.
  As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: "Access aisle" means the area that is adjacent to a parking space...
• 291-51.3 Reimbursement to Counties; Agreement With Counties to Provide Permits
  . The State shall reimburse the counties for the unit cost of providing a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard on behalf...
• 291-51.4 Fraudulent Verification of an Applicant As a Person With a Disability; Penalty.
  A physician or advanced practice registered nurse who fraudulently verifies that an applicant is a person with a disability to enable the person to...
• 291-51.5 Special License Plates.
  Upon application by a person with a disability, the issuing agency shall issue special license plates for the vehicle registered in the applicant's name...
• 291-51.6 Issuance of Temporary Removable Windshield Placards.
  The issuing agency shall issue one temporary removable windshield placard to each applicant who requests and presents a certificate of disability that verifies the duration...
• 291-51.7 Reciprocity.
  The State, counties, and private property owners shall recognize removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, and special license plates which have been issued by...
• 291-52 Issuance of Removable Windshield Placard.
  The issuing agency shall issue one removable windshield placard to each applicant who presents a certificate of disability that verifies that the applicant's disability...
• 291-52.5 Issuance of Identification Card.
  The issuing agency shall issue one identification card at the same time it issues a removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or special...
• 291-52.6 Replacement of a Removable Windshield Placard or Identification Card.
  A removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or identification card shall be replaced upon: (1) Submittal to the issuing agency of a completed...
• 291-52.7 Fraudulent Manufacture or Alteration of Placards and Identification Cards.
  Any person who fraudulently manufactures or alters a removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or identification card for personal use, sale, or issuance...
• 291-53 Nontransferability; Penalty.
  The removable windshield placard, temporary removable windshield placard, or special license plates shall not be used by anyone other than the person with a...
• 291-54 Display of Removable and Temporary Removable Windshield Placards.
  The placard shall be displayed in such a manner that it may be viewed from the front and rear of the vehicle by hanging...
• 291-55 Metered Parking Privileges.
  Any vehicle displaying special license plates, a removable windshield placard, or a temporary removable windshield placard issued under this part shall be permitted to...
• 291-56 Rules.
  The disability and communication access board shall adopt rules under chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this part, including rules for: (1)...
• 291-57 Parking Spaces Reserved for Persons With Disabilities; Penalties.
  (a) Any person who uses a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities who: (1) Fails to properly display a removable windshield placard, a temporary...
• 291-58 Requirement to Provide Parking for Persons With Disabilities; Penalty.
  Beginning July 1, 2002, any public or private entity that provides a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities shall comply with this part and...
• 291-59 Enforcement.
  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in addition to any other authority provided by law that is not inconsistent with the purposes of...

PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS

• 291-71 Designation of Parking Spaces for Electric Vehicles; Charging System.
  Part heading designated by revisor pursuant to §23G-15. §291-71 Designation of parking spaces for electric vehicles; charging system. (a) Places of public accommodation with...
• 291-72 Parking Spaces Reserved for Electric Vehicles; Penalties.
  Part heading designated by revisor pursuant to §23G-15. §291-72 Parking spaces reserved for electric vehicles; penalties. (a) Beginning January 1, 2013, any person who...

Last modified: October 27, 2016