HCC §18-51
How taxi fares are calculated for pickups and returns
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says that when a taxi leaves its stand to pick you up, the distance to you is not added to your fare. Also, the distance the taxi travels back to its stand after dropping you off is not charged to you.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Computation of distance for fares
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.
Whenever, pursuant to a request, it is necessary for a taxicab to leave its fixed taxi stand to pick up a passenger, the distance between the fixed taxi stand and the point of pickup shall not be added to the distance over which the passenger is actually transported, when computing the total amount of fare which may be charged under section 18-49. The distance a taxicab must travel in order to return to its fixed taxi stand after discharging a passenger shall not be included in the mileage for which any fare may be charged.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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