HCC §18-81

School bus drivers must not leave a running bus

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule says a driver carrying school children cannot get off the bus if the engine is on or the brakes are off. It is a safety rule to keep the bus from moving while the driver is away.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Bus operation

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.

No driver while transporting school children shall leave the bus while the engine is running or the brakes are released.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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