HRS §291C-197
Moped riders must use bike lanes and follow signs
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Moped drivers must ride in bicycle lanes on roads where they exist. Counties and the state can ban or limit mopeds on bike paths, but they must post clear signs. This rule does not apply to three-wheeled mopeds.
The statute, as written — Driving mopeds on bicycle lanes and paths
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) Wherever bicycle lanes are provided on the roadway, moped drivers shall use such bicycle lanes. (b) The director of transportation by rule and the counties by ordinance may with respect to bicycle paths under their respective jurisdictions restrict or prohibit the use of such bicycle paths by mopeds. Signs clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person indicating the restriction or prohibition shall be placed along bicycle paths so designated and every moped driver shall obey the directions thereof. (c) This section shall not apply to a three-wheeled moped.
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