HCC §18-38
Getting and displaying a taxicab driver's permit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗You must get a taxicab driver's permit from the finance director before driving a taxicab. The permit must be displayed where all passengers can see it. It must show your name, permit number, company, and a recent photo. Altering the permit is not allowed.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Permit required; content
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.
No person shall drive a taxicab without first obtaining a taxicab driver’s permit from the director of finance. The permit shall be mounted in a prominent place within the taxicab being driven by the person to whom it was issued. The permit shall be mounted so that it is visible to all passengers. The permit shall bear a permit number, the name of the person, name of the taxicab company, and a recent color photograph of the person, two copies of which shall be furnished by the applicant, the photograph to be no less than three inches in height and two inches in width. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to alter such taxicab driver’s certificate.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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