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HRS §291-9

No baggage or freight on car running boards

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

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.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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