HCC §18-48
Fixing and testing a broken taximeter before use
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If a state inspection finds a taximeter is not charging the right fare, the taxi cannot be used for business until the meter is fixed, tested, and sealed. You may replace a bad meter with one that works correctly.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Repair and testing of defective meter
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) If, upon the required inspection, the State division of measurements standards finds that a taximeter is not calculating and registering a fare in conformity with the rates set forth in this article, no person shall operate the taxicab for business purposes or permit the taxicab to be operated until its taximeter is repaired, inspected, tested, and found to be calculating and registering a fare in conformity with the rates set forth in this article and a seal is placed thereon. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the replacement of a taximeter with another which conforms with this article.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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