HCC §18-35

Cruising by taxicabs

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section lets taxicab drivers look for passengers by driving around, except where federal or state rules ban it. It does not cover drivers asking for rides at ship docks or airports. It is a narrow rule about where and when taxi cruising is allowed.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Cruising

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) Except in those areas controlled by the Federal or State government or its agencies where cruising is prohibited by statute, rule, regulation, directive, or order, a driver of a taxicab shall be permitted to cruise in search of patronage at anytime. (b) This section shall not apply to any taxicab driver soliciting patronage at any steamship wharf or airplane terminal.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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