Hawaii Administrative Code

A permit may be issued for the movement of an overlength vehicle or object provided: (1) The length of the vehicle or object cannot be reduced, in the judgment of the district engineer, without creating undue hardship to the applicant or the load consists of products transported …

Permits may be issued for overheight vehicles and loads if the movement can be made without seriously jeopardizing other traffic, public utility or highway facilities. The maximum height of a vehicle or vehicle and load for which a permit may be issued is governed by available ov…

(a) Horizontal projections extending 4 feet beyond the extremity of the vehicle are prohibited, and if the projection extends beyond 4 feet, escort vehicles shall accompany the move. (b) A permit for front projection, less than 7 feet above the roadway surface, may be issued if i…

(a) Permits for prefabricated building forms generally shall not be issued. Form sections constructed away from the job site should be designed and built in such manner that they can be transported within legal limits. (b) Permits for prefabricated buildings, building sections or…

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Department" means the state department of transportation. "Director" means the director of the state department of transportation. "State" means the State of Hawaii. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-104-2 [Eff MAY 3…

(a) The weight of vehicles or vehicle combinations and loads are subject to two general limitations: (1) The weight imposed on the road surface transmitted through any one of the respective axles of a vehicle; and (2) The gross weight of the vehicles or vehicle combinations and l…

(a) The total gross weight imposed on the road surface by any group of two or more consecutive axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the following when the distance between the first and last axles of the group under consideration is: (1) Less than 42 inc…

(a) The district engineer may issue a permit for overloads, provided the following load conditions are not exceeded: (1) The actual axle load imposed upon the pavement shall not exceed 48,000 pounds in the case of a single axle or 84,000 pounds for a tandem axle. On structures th…

(a) An overweight permit shall not be issued if two or more structural members such as precast concrete slab, prestressed concrete girders, structural steel and other similar objects constitute the overweight. (b) Overweight cranes, draglines, tractors and other overweight equipm…

(a) The chief of the highways division or the district engineer may authorize emergency moves of vehicles, vehicle combinations, or loads which exceed the maximum legal dimension and weight limitations in a disaster area without a written permit. (b) For the purpose of this provi…

(a) When movements during darkness are allowed or stipulated in the permit for oversize or overweight vehicles, the lighting and reflectors for such vehicle or load shall conform to the requirements of the motor carrier rules of the department governing such matters. (b) Notwiths…

(a) Vehicles traveling under permit authority requiring escort vehicles shall not be allowed to travel in convoys on two-lane highways. A separate escort shall be provided for each vehicle or vehicles and load moved under escort. As a general rule, such vehicle shall be spaced ab…

(a) Crossing is a movement of a vehicle from one right-of-way line to outside the opposite right-of-way line on an angle not flatter than 45 degrees with the centerline of the highway. Any movement on an angle flatter than this is not considered as crossing a highway, but is cons…

(a) Whenever an escort vehicle is required by statute or under the conditions of the special permit, the grantee or owner shall provide such vehicle to accompany the move. The escort vehicle may either be a passenger car or a 2-axle truck with a rated capacity not to exceed 20,00…

(a) A flagman shall accompany the driver when it is made a condition under the special permit (a motorcycle police escort may be used in lieu of a flagman). At least one flagman shall accompany each move for which a flagman is stipulated in a permit. (b) The flagman shall dismoun…

(a) A permit is required when any person, firm or corporation proposes to move, over state highways, a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight that exceeds the maximum dimensions or weights established by law. (b) Permits may be issued only to those persons, firms …

Except to meet overriding military necessity, no vehicular movement which exceeds any legal weight or dimension limitation shall be undertaken over state highways unless prior permission is secured from the district engineer. Permit requests for such movements shall be submitted …

(a) Any of the following violations shall render a permit void as though such permit had never been issued: (1) Move on state highway other than highways designated as the route of travel; (2) Dimensions or weight limitations specifically stated in a permit are exceeded; (3) Impr…

The owner of any vehicle or combination of vehicles found operating in violation of the terms and conditions of any permit or over sections of the highway not covered by the permit shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 291-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Notes Haw. C…

All rules and regulations governing the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on state highways by permit in effect prior to the effective date of this chapter are repealed. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-104-33 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 291-36) (Imp: HRS Sec. 291-36)…

Permits shall be as follows: (1) Permits for single trip movements. (A) Permits for single trip movements are issued for one, one-way or round trip movement of overdimension or overweight vehicles and objects. (B) These permits shall be valid only for the specific date, time, veh…

(a) A formal request by an application to the department shall be made for permission to move upon state highways a vehicle, combination of vehicles, or load, of a size or weight: (1) That exceeds the legal limitations; (2) That shall not circumvent the legal size and weight limi…

(a) All of the applicable detailed information and data relative to gross weight, axle loads, axle spacing, dimensions, time of movement. route to be used, etc. requested on the form must be furnished by the applicant for the specific movement intended before the application can …

(a) The application shall be filed with the district engineer, highways division, department of transportation, of the district in which the movement is proposed. Each applicant shall plan ahead and submit applications sufficiently in advance of the movement date to allow time fo…

(a) Each application received shall be processed as promptly as possible. Except as noted in section 19-104-7, applications will generally be reviewed and processed within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. (b) In reviewing and processing the application, the…

(a) The applicant shall file with the district engineer a certificate of self-insurance or a certificate of any insurance carrier authorized to do business in the State certifying that there is a comprehensive automobile liability insurance policy covering said applicant, and his…

This chapter: (1) Prescribes policies and procedures for accommodating and installing utility facilities on the rights-of-way of state highways and federal-aid county highways. (2) Regulates the location, design, and methods for the accommodation and installation of utility facil…

(a) A utility will not be permitted to be installed longitudinally within the control of access lines of a freeway and any utilities located outside the control of access lines cannot be serviced by access from the through-traffic roadways or ramps. (b) Utilities that are to cros…

(a) The supporting structures including guy poles, guys, etc., of overhead utility lines crossing the freeway shall be located outside the outer edges of through-traffic roadway side slopes and preferably outside the control of access lines. In any case supporting poles shall be …

(a) All new utility installations involving pressure pipelines shall comply with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) code for pressure piping B31.1, B31.4 and B31.8. Installations for electric and communication systems shall comply with State of Hawaii "Public Utilit…

(a) On active projects: (1) A utility may be supported by hangers or brackets attached to a structure and left exposed provided: (A) It is shielded from public view and is not visible from the freeway; (B) It can be accommodated without substantial increase in sections of the str…

This section shall apply to highways other than freeways and to frontage roads of freeways. (1) Upon the completion of a new state highway other than a freeway including resurfacing projects, no underground utility installation with the exception of underground service connection…

(a) On active state highway, projects other than freeways on new and existing alignment, utility poles, guys and other ground-mounted utility appurtenances may be installed, retained or relocated within the highway right-of-way and they may be located within 5 feet from the stand…

(a) All utility installations involving pressure pipelines shall comply with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) code for pressure piping B31.1, B31.4 and B31.8. Installation for electric and communication systems shall comply with State of Hawaii "Public Utilities C…

Utility crossings at structures shall conform to the applicable provisions of this chapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-105-17 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 264-24) (Imp: HRS Sec. 264-23)

(a) The highways division is entrusted with the responsibility to maintain or cause to be maintained all completed state highways as necessary to preserve the integrity, scenic quality, operational safety, and function of the highway facility. (b) The division shall review and ap…

(a) On active and completed state highway projects, the use and occupancy of the highway rights-of-way by utility facilities shall be in accordance with the prescribed policies and procedures of the Federal Highway Administration Federal-aid Highway Program Manual (FHPM) 1-4-4 an…

The department of transportation recognizes the utility's franchise to occupy the rights-of-way of state highways in providing essential services and commodities to the public. Therefore, utility facilities may be accommodated in the state highway rights-of-way provided that the …

The utilities shall comply with all federal, state and county laws, rules, orders, ordinances, policies and procedures that are applicable to this chapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-105-20 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 264-24) (Imp: HRS Sec. 264-23)

If any section of this chapter is held invalid for any reason whatsoever, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this chapter. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-105-21 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 264-24) (Imp: HRS Sec. 264-23)

All rules and regulations governing the accommodation and installation of utilities on state highways and federal aid county highways in effect prior to the effective date of this chapter are repealed. Notes Haw. Code R. § 19-105-22 [Eff. MAY 30 1981] (Auth: HRS Sec. 264-24) (Imp…

(a) This chapter shall apply to: (1) New utility installations which are to cross or otherwise occupy the rights-of-way of active or completed state highways and federal-aid county highway projects. (2) Existing utility facilities which are to be retained, relocated or adjusted w…

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Active state highway projects" means projects for which any phase of development has been programmed for federal-aid or state highway funds and the state or other highway authority has control of the highwa…

(a) A permit from the highways division shall be required for the installation of any utility facility and private lines within the state highway rights-of-way except where work is to be performed under a utility agreement in conjunction with a highway project. (b) New utility in…

The type and size of utility facilities and the manner and extent to which they are permitted within areas of scenic enhancement and natural beauty can materially alter the visual quality and view of highway roadsides and adjacent areas. These areas include scenic strips, overloo…

Where the utility has a compensable interest in the land occupied by its facilities and the land is to be jointly owned and used for highway and utility purposes, the responsible highway authority and utility shall agree in writing as to the obligations and responsibilities of ea…

(a) Construction of the utility facility and restoration of any disturbed existing highway facilities within the state right-of-way shall be done in accordance with all applicable sections of the "Standard Specifications for Road & Bridge Construction", dated 1976, and the "Speci…