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HRS §291C-123

Driving or parking on a bikeway

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law says you cannot drive or park a car, truck, or other vehicle on a bike lane or bike path, with a few specific exceptions. If you park there illegally, you must pay a fine. The fine money goes to the state highway fund.

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The statute, as written — Driving or parking upon bikeway ; parking penalty

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.

(a) No person shall drive any vehicle other than a bicycle, electric foot scooter, or moped upon a bicycle lane or bicycle path, except upon a permanent or authorized temporary driveway, or park any vehicle upon a bicycle lane or bicycle path; provided that any vehicle may be driven or parked in a bicycle lane or bicycle path as applicable if: (1) It is in the process of executing a legal turn, lane change, or parking maneuver; (2) It is an authorized emergency vehicle performing the functions under section 291C-26; (3) It is an official federal, state, or county vehicle in the performance of its actual duty; (4) It is a stalled or broken vehicle; (5) It is necessary to assist a stalled or broken vehicle; (6) It is necessary to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to section 291C-65; or (7) It is otherwise provided by law. (b) Any person violating the parking prohibition in subsection (a) shall be fined $200. Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state highway fund.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§291C-26 When emergency vehicles can ignore traffic rules

§291C-65 What to do when an emergency vehicle approaches

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.