HCC §18-39
Rules for getting a taxicab driver's permit
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗To get a taxicab driver's permit in Hawaii County, you must meet certain requirements. You need to know local traffic laws and streets, speak English, be at least 18, have a valid Hawaii driver's license, and meet character and fitness standards. There is an exception for long-time drivers.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Issuance requirements; exception
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 taxicab driver’s permit shall be issued to any person unless such person shall: (1) Have a reasonable knowledge of the traffic laws of the County; (2) Have a reasonable knowledge of the locations of streets, roads, and highways, and of important County and State buildings and places within the County; (3) Be able to speak and understand the English language well enough to converse satisfactorily with English-speaking people, except that this paragraph shall not apply to any applicant whose sole occupation from September 1, 1955, has been that of a taxicab driver; (4) Be eighteen years of age or older at the time of application; (5) Have a valid State of Hawai‘i driver’s license; and (6)Be in compliance with the standards promulgated by the director of finance relating to moral character and physical fitness of the applicant based on prior records or certified documents thereto.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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