HRS §135-2
Police can redirect traffic onto private roads in emergencies
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗During an emergency or traffic accident, the police chief or their designees can send cars, walkers, and bicyclists onto private roads or paths to move people away from the danger area. This only applies during such urgent situations.
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The statute, as written — Authority of chief of police and their authorized representatives
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
In times of an emergency or traffic accident, the chief of police may divert vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, or a combination thereof, onto existing private roads or pathways on private real property for the purpose of accommodating the movement of people and vehicles away from an emergency or traffic accident area.
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