HRS §291C-134
Neighborhood electric vehicles: speed and where you can drive
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law limits neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) to 25 mph and keeps them off roads posted over 35 mph, except when crossing at an intersection. The vehicle must show a permanent notice of these limits where the driver can see it. The transportation director makes rules for NEV use.
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The statute, as written — Neighborhood electric vehicles; speed; restrictions [§291C-134] Neighborhood electric vehicles; speed; restrictions
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) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall not be operated at a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour. (b) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall not be driven on a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour. This subsection does not prohibit a neighborhood electric vehicle from crossing a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour at an intersection. (c) A neighborhood electric vehicle shall have a notice of the operational restrictions applying to the vehicle permanently attached to or painted on the vehicle in a location that is in clear view of the driver. [(d)] The director of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 as may be necessary to regulate the use of neighborhood electric vehicles.
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