HCC §18-14
Carriers are not treated as public utilities here
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that carriers regulated under this article are not considered public utilities under certain state laws. Those state laws do not apply to these carriers unless the article says otherwise. It also notes that one of those state laws was repealed.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Applicability of other laws
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.
A carrier shall not be deemed a public utility within the meanings of chapters 381, 269, 270,* and 239, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, and chapters 381, 269, 270,* and 239, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, shall not apply to carriers regulated under this article except as specifically provided otherwise. * Editor’s Note: Chapter 270, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, was repealed pursuant to Act 102, SLH 1986. Division 4. Passenger Capacity.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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