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HRS §291-32

Penalties for driving without proper lights

This section makes it illegal to drive on public roads during the required times if your vehicle's lights do not meet the rules in sections 291-25 to 291-31. If you break this rule, you can be fined up to $10. Each time you break it counts separately, and a second violation within a year can double the fine.

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The statute, as written — Penalties

(a) The use or operation of any motor vehicle not equipped with lights in conformity with sections 291-25 to 291-31 upon the public highways is prohibited during the period specified in section 291-25(a). (b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section, or of sections 291-25 to 291-31, shall be fined not more than $10. Each violation shall be deemed a separate offense, and a subsequent violation of the same provision within a one-year period shall be subject to twice the fine imposed upon the prior conviction therefor.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§291-25 When and how vehicles must use headlights at night

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