HCC §18-18
Vehicles must show seating capacity in paint
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says most vehicles must have their seating capacity painted on the outside and inside. The outside number must be at least six inches tall on the right side. The inside number must be two inches tall in the upper right corner of the windshield. Taxis that are sedans do not need the outside number.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Vehicle to bear notice of seating capacity
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.
The seating capacity of each vehicle, except a sedan operated as a taxicab, shall be painted in numerals at least six inches high upon the right exterior of the vehicle, in a place and color as the examiner of chauffeurs shall direct. The seating capacity of each vehicle shall also be indicated in numerals two inches high, painted in the upper right corner of the windshield in a manner as to be readily legible from the inside of the vehicle.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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