HCC §18-6
Carriers must get a certificate before providing service
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Before a carrier can operate on county public highways, it must get a certificate from the commission. The commission holds a public hearing to decide if the service is needed. Certificates last indefinitely, but the commission can change or revoke them after a hearing.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Required; hearing; issuance
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) No carrier operating upon and using the public highways of the County shall furnish any service without first obtaining from the commission a certificate declaring that public convenience and necessity require the operation and service. (b) Before issuing any certificate the commission shall hold a public hearing to determine whether there is a need for the operation and service. Any carrier who was in operation on May 8, 1972, shall be presumed to be engaged in an operation that is necessary to public convenience and necessity. Every certificate issued whether an original issuance or a renewal, shall be valid for an indefinite term. (c) The commission, after hearing, may suspend, alter, amend, or revoke any certificate issued, or may issue a temporary certificate. Every carrier shall operate and furnish service in strict conformity with the terms and provisions of the carrier’s certificate, except in cases of emergency defined by the commission.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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