HCC §15-33
No tampering with vehicles or vessels you don't own
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule makes it illegal to mess with, enter, move, or start any vehicle, boat, or equipment that is not legally yours. You can only do these things if you have lawful possession or control of it. Breaking this rule is prohibited.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tampering with vehicle or vessel
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Tampering or attempting to tamper with any vehicle, vessel, or other equipment which is not lawfully in one’s possession or control, or entering or going upon, moving or manipulating any of the parts or components of any vehicle, vessel, or other equipment or starting or setting the same in motion, except under such lawful possession or control is prohibited.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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