HRS §291-9
No baggage or freight on car running boards
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says no one can put baggage, freight, or packages on the running board of a passenger car or truck if they stick out past the board or block the doors. This keeps passengers able to get in and out freely.
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The statute, as written — Freight; on running board
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.
No person shall carry on the running board of any motor car or truck used for the transportation of passengers any baggage, freight, or packages which project in any way beyond the running board, or which will cause the doors of the motor car or truck to be blocked so that the passengers therein have not free access to the same.
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