HCC §18-56
Definitions for school bus rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section defines key terms used in the article about school buses. It explains who a driver is, what counts as a school bus, and who a school bus operator is. The definition of school bus refers to a state law that has been repealed.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Definitions
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.
As used in this article: (1) “Driver” means any person in actual physical control of a school bus. (2) “School bus” means the same as the definition for school bus in section 296-47,* Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. (3) “School bus operator” means and includes every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation, binding itself into contract with the County to furnish transportation of school children to or from school as provided by section 296-47,* Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. * Editor’s Note: Section 296-47, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, was repealed.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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