HRS §291C-77
Rules for asking rides or business from cars on roads
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says you cannot stand or walk on a road to ask for a ride, work, business, or donations from people in cars. It also bans standing near a road to offer watching or guarding parked cars. Local county rules may allow some exceptions.
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The statute, as written — Pedestrians soliciting rides, business, or attention of motorist
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) Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance, no person shall stand in, walk along, or otherwise occupy a portion of a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle. (b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
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