HRS §291C-151
Motorcycle riders have the same rights and duties as other drivers
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that anyone riding a motorcycle has the same rights and must follow the same rules as any other driver on the road, unless there are special motorcycle rules or rules that just don't apply to motorcycles.
The statute, as written — Traffic laws apply to persons operating motorcycles
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.
Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to special regulations in this part and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
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