Hawaii Administrative Code

All vehicle operations within 100 feet of a fuel spill shall come to an immediate halt. No vehicle, except emergency response vehicles, shall be allowed to operate within one hundred feet of a fuel spill. No vehicle of any type shall drive through fuel spills. Notes Haw. Code R. …

No vehicle maintenance or servicing is permitted in areas not specifically designated for such activity. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-29 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/02; comp MAY 21 2004] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 261-12)

State statutes, the traffic code and applicable ordinances of the particular county in which the public airport is located, shall apply to the operation of motor vehicles on the public vehicular parking areas and roadways of a public airport as though the parking areas and roadwa…

Motorcycles, bicycles, tri-wheeled cycle units, and two-wheeled motor scooters shall be operated only in areas authorized and designated by the director. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-30 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/02; comp MAY 21 2004] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 26…

(a) Any vehicle at a controlled airport which requires access to any portion of the operational area such as taxiways, runways, and safety areas which are beyond the yellow nonmovement area boundary marking painted on the ramp service area, shall be in two-way radio contact with …

(a) Any vehicle operated at an uncontrolled airport at which UNICOM services are provided, and which requires access to any portion of the operational area, shall be in two-way radio contact with the UNICOM service and capable of monitoring the frequency for any aircraft traffic …

(a) Authorized persons of the department's motor vehicle safety office shall declare and mark "out of service" any motor vehicle operating within a public airport which by reason of its mechanical condition or loading is so imminently hazardous to operate as to be likely to cause…

This chapter may be enforced by an enforcement officer or any person deputized pursuant to section 261-17, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Department motor vehicle safety officers may enforce vehicle safety requirements pursuant to section 286-203, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Notes Haw. Co…

(a) The penalty for violation of section 19-15.1-33 shall be as set forth in section 286-206, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (b) The penalties for violations of chapters 291 and 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or any county ordinance shall be as set forth in the appropriate statutes or …

The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable and if any portion or the application thereof to any person or property is held invalid for any reason, the validity of the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-36 [Eff 6/19/86; c…

Chapter 19-15 is repealed. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-37 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/02; comp MAY 21 2004] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 261-12)

(a) No motor vehicle, except aircraft servicing and other motor vehicles used exclusively within a public airport, shall be operated in or on a public airport unless the vehicle is currently licensed by the appropriate governmental agency and has the required evidence of safety i…

The director may place, install, and maintain such traffic signs, signals, pavement markings, and other traffic control devices upon airport roadways, parking facilities, and other airport property as necessary. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-5 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/…

All motor vehicles operating on airport roadways shall comply with speed limits prescribed and posted by the director. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-6 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/02; comp MAY 21 2004] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 261-12)

No commercial vehicle or other vehicle for hire shall be operated, loaded, or unloaded except at areas specifically designated for such purposes by the director. No persons shall operate or cause to be operated any vehicle upon the roadways of a public airport for the purpose of …

(a) No operator shall: (1) Park any vehicle on a public airport except in an area specifically designated for parking; (2) Park any vehicle in an area on a public airport for a period longer than is prescribed for that area by the director; (3) Park any vehicle in a metered parki…

No person shall use any controlled, pay vehicular parking area at any public airport without the payment of such parking fees and charges as may be prescribed by the director. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-15.1-9 [Eff 6/19/86; comp 4/1/00; comp 1/14/02; comp MAY 21 2004] (Auth: HRS § 2…

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter: "ADS-equipped vehicle" means a vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System. "Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems" and "ADAS" mean systems designed to help drivers with certain driving tasks (e.g., stayi…

If any section of this chapter is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this chapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-10 [Eff 7/31/2022] (Auth: SLH (2020), Act 21 §1) (Imp: SEH (W2O), Act 21 §1)

Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-11 Eff 7/31/2022

Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-12 Eff 7/31/2022

An AV shall not be tested on any public highway or roadway in the state until the manufacturer or other entity has submitted and the Department has approved an application for and issued a permit to test autonomous vehicles. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-2 [Eff 7/31/2022] (Auth: SL…

Manufacturer or other entity shall submit the application to the Department, which shall review and approve or disapprove the permit application within fifteen (15) business days. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-3 [Eff 7/31/2022] (Auth: SLH (2020), Act 21 §1) (Imp: SLH (2020), Act 21…

(a) Manufacturers and other entities involved in testing shall designate their employees, contractors, or other persons who are authorized to operate their AVs. (b) Manufacturers and other entities shall provide all their employees, contractors, or other persons designated to ope…

(a) All drivers shall be employees, contractors or other persons designated by the manufacturer or other entity to operate the vehicles being tested pursuant to this chapter. (b) All drivers shall be required to receive and complete the training and instruction relating to the op…

(a) All AVs in the testing program must be certified to be in compliance with all applicable local laws and regulations, including chapter 291, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (b) All AVs in the testing program must be certified to be in compliance with all applicable federal laws and r…

Prior to commencement of testing, a permitted manufacturer or other entities must produce evidence of commercial automobile insurance as required by the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 431, Article 10C. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-150-7 [Eff 7/31/2022] (Auth: SLH (2020), Act 21 §1) (…

(a) A permitted manufacturer or other entities shall submit a report to the Department on July 31 for the preceding period from January through June and on January 31 for the preceding period from July through December each year during the term of the permit. The report shall inc…

(a) The Department may immediately suspend a permit for any of the following reasons: (1) The permitted manufacturer or other entities submitted incorrect or misleading information in its permit application; (2) The permitted manufacturer or other entities fail to report to the D…

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter: "Airfield activity center" means the airfield areas of all airports in the airports system, including, but not limited to, the runways, taxiways, aprons, aircraft parking areas, security fencing, secure serv…

(a) The airports system landing fee and airports system support charge imposed by this chapter shall be payable immediately after a landing unless a bond is posted with the department, in which case the airports system landing fee and airports system support charge shall be payab…

This chapter shall not apply to the following types of aircraft: (1) Aircraft owned or operated by the: (A) Government of the United States, or any agency or department thereof; (B) State or any of its counties or any agency or department thereof; or (C) Civil Patrol. (2) Aircraf…

Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be as set forth in section 261-7, and 261-7.5. Hawaii Revised Statutes. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-16.1-12 [Eff 8/25/94; comp NOV 13 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 261-7, 261-7.5) (Imp: HRS § 261-21)

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are …

The fees and charges established by this chapter shall be applicable to all non-signatory carriers except those non-signatory carriers who qualify for exemption as established in § 19-16.1-11. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-16.1-2 [Eff 8/25/94; comp NOV 13 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 39-61, 261…

There shall be imposed an airports system landing fee under this chapter for the purpose of recovering costs attributable to the airfield activity center; this fee shall be based on landings at an airport in the airports system. The airports system landing fee for an overseas lan…

There shall be imposed an airports system support charge under this chapter for the purpose of recovering residual costs of the airports system required in order to comply with federal and state laws by making the airports system self-sustaining; this charge shall be based on lan…

(a) There shall be credited against the amount of airports system landing fees and airports system support charges imposed by this chapter and owed for a particular calendar month, the amount of the aviation fuel taxes collected from such non-signatory carrier by a distributor of…

The charge for use of the joint use area in the interisland terminal shall be $69,375 per passenger landing at the interisland terminal. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-16.1-6 [Eff 8/25/94; comp NOV 13 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 39-61, 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 261-7)

The charge for use of joint use area in the overseas terminal shall be $457,344 per passenger landing at the overseas terminal. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-16.1-7 [Eff 8/25/94; comp NOV 13 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 39-61, 261-12) (Imp: HRS § 261-7)

The charge for the use of the international arrivals area shall be $3,346 for each passenger who deplanes from an international flight and uses the international arrivals area. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-16.1-8 [Eff 8/25/94; comp NOV 13 2000] (Auth: HRS §§ 39-61, 261-12) (Imp: HRS §…

(a) Non-signatory carriers shall submit a monthly-report to the department containing the following aviation activity statistics for each airport in the airports system within fifteen days following the end of each month in which the aviation activity occurs: (1) Number of landin…

Small plane hangars and tie-down spaces are provided primarily for the storage and maintenance of active airworthy aircraft. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-17.1-1

All locks on T-hangar doors shall conform to the master key system established by the director. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-17.1-10 [Eff FEB 11 1991] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (Imp: § 261-7)

The director may enter any hangar unit or tie-down area at any time for inspection purposes and to remove and dispose of any materials stored in violation of this chapter with no responsibility for replacement of materials. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-17.1-11 [Eff FEB 11 1991] (Auth:…

Aircraft which remain unairworthy or inactive (even though airworthy) for a period of six months shall be presumed to be in dead storage and may, at the discretion of the director, be removed from its space to an area that the director may designate for that purpose. The State sh…

There shall be no smoking, welding, or open flame permitted within hangar buildings or within fifty feet of any aircraft. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-17.1-13 [Eff FEB 11 1991] (Auth: HRS § 261-12) (lmp: HRS § 261-7)

(a) No person shall keep, store, or discard any flammable liquids in or about the hangar buildings, except that (1) fuel may be kept in standard approved tanks installed in an aircraft for that purpose, and (2) paints, thinner, solvents, flammable liquids having a flash point bel…

(a) No person shall leave plugged into any power outlet of any unattended hangar an electrical appliance other than one which requires continuous electrical service for its normal operation. (b) No person shall operate an electrical appliance in the presence or flammable liquids …

(a) Any used rags or wipers shall be removed from hangars daily or stored in covered metal containers. (b) Storage of items or materials shall be kept at a minimum and shall be limited only to those that are required for the operation and maintenance of the aircraft. (c) No perso…