HCC §18-89
Monthly safety checks required for school vehicles
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section requires that any vehicle used to carry school children be inspected every month by the county or an approved station. If the vehicle passes, a certificate is issued. Without this certificate, the vehicle cannot be used, and the county will not pay for the transportation.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Monthly inspection required; certificate of inspection
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) Any vehicle used for the transportation of school children shall be subject to a thorough inspection monthly, by the County department of finance or any official inspection station so designated and authorized by the director of finance. When a vehicle has been inspected and found to be in a satisfactory operating condition, the department or inspection station shall issue a certificate of inspection, which certificate shall include a check list printed on the reverse side, certifying as to the equipment and mechanisms checked, and certifying to the adequacy and safety of the vehicle and equipment. (b) No vehicle without a certificate of inspection shall be used and no claims for the transportation of school children shall be paid unless accompanied by a certificate of inspection. A copy of the certificate shall be submitted each month to the district superintendent, Hawai‘i island schools. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION § 18-90 Article 4. Public Transit System. Division 1. Island-Wide Fare Structure.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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