HCC §18-76
School bus safety: stop use until certified safe
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If a school bus is dangerous or unsafe, it must stop carrying students right away. The bus can only be used again after it is checked, fixed if needed, and a written safety certificate is obtained from an official inspection station.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Repair of deficient vehicle; certification required
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.
If any school bus is at any time found or known by the driver to be dangerous or unsafe for operation or reported by anyone to the driver as being dangerous or unsafe, the use of the school bus for the transportation of pupils shall be discontinued immediately, until properly examined, and if necessary, repaired, and a certification that the bus is in a safe condition must first be obtained in writing from an official inspection station appointed by the County director of finance.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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