HCC §24-126
Red safety lights required for explosive or flammable cargo trucks
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗Trucks carrying explosives, flammable liquids, compressed gases, or running on compressed gas must have three red electric lanterns or three portable red reflectors that meet the county's standards. Flares or flame signals are not allowed in these vehicles.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Explosive or flammable cargo; flares prohibited
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 person shall operate any motor vehicle used for the transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases, or any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel unless there shall be carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three portable red emergency reflectors meeting the requirements of section 24-120. There shall not be carried in any such vehicle any flares, fusees, or signal produced by flame.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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