HRS §264-8
Rules for building and fixing things in state highway areas
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The transportation director sets the rules for building or repairing driveways, sidewalks, drainage, and other work in state highway areas. If you ask for a permit, you can get a copy of these rules. The director does not have to follow the usual rule-making process.
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The statute, as written — Specifications, standards, procedures
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.
Specifications, standards and procedures to be followed in the installation and construction of connections for streets, roads and driveways, concrete curbs and sidewalks, structures, drainage systems, landscaping or grading within the highway rights-of-way, excavation and backfilling of trenches or other openings in state highways, and in the restoration, replacement, or repair of the base course, pavement surfaces, highway structures, and other highway improvements shall be prescribed by the director of transportation. At the request of an applicant for a permit, a copy of such specifications, standards and procedures, shall be furnished. In prescribing the specifications, standards and procedures, the director need not comply with the provisions of law relating to the adoption of rules and regulations.
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