HRS §291C-23

Obeying police traffic orders is required

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This law makes it a crime to deliberately ignore or refuse a police officer's lawful traffic order. If you do, you can be charged with a petty misdemeanor. It applies to anyone on the road.

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The statute, as written — Obedience to police officers

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.

It shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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