HRS §291E-20
Rules for setting up DUI checkpoints
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets minimum safety and fairness rules for police DUI checkpoints. It says how vehicles must be stopped, how long a checkpoint can stay in one place, and what safety steps are required. Police can also make checkpoints less bothersome than these minimums.
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The statute, as written — Minimum standards for roadblock procedures
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) Every intoxicant control roadblock program shall: (1) Require that all vehicles approaching roadblocks be stopped or that certain vehicles be stopped by selecting vehicles in a specified numerical sequence or pattern; (2) Require that roadblocks be located at fixed locations for a maximum three-hour period; (3) Provide for the following minimum safety precautions at every roadblock: (A) Proper illumination; (B) Off-road or otherwise safe and secure holding areas for vehicles involved in any roadblock stop; (C) Uniformed law enforcement officers carrying proper identification; (D) Adequate advance warning of the fact and purpose of the roadblocks, either by sign posts, flares, or other alternative methods; (E) Termination of roadblocks at the discretion of the law enforcement officer in charge where traffic congestion would otherwise result; and (4) Provide for a sufficient quantity and visibility of uniformed officers and official vehicles to ensure speedy compliance with the purpose of the roadblocks and to move traffic with a minimum of inconvenience. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the establishment of procedures to make roadblock programs less intrusive than required by the minimum standards provided in this section.
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