HRS §291C-153
How motorcycles can use traffic lanes
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Motorcycles can use a full lane, and cars cannot crowd them out. Riders cannot pass a car in the same lane, ride between lanes or rows of cars, or ride more than two side by side. Police on duty are exempt from the passing and lane-splitting rules.
The statute, as written — Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic
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) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane. (b) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. (c) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles. (d) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane. (e) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
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