HCC §24-150
Lower speed limits in neighborhoods and business areas
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗The county can lower speed limits in residential and business areas for new subdivisions. The public works director decides this based on safety issues like poor visibility or road conditions. The county council can change these speed limits later by passing a new law.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — 1 Maximum speed limits may be reduced in a residential or a
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.
business district. (a) The director of public works is authorized to approve the reduction of maximum speed limits in residential and business districts in five mile per hour increments to a minimum of 15 miles per hour for any subdivision being developed under chapter 23 of the Hawai‘i County Code. The director may reduce speed limits under this section when topographical, geometric and/or physical conditions result in limited sight-distances, vehicle operating restrictions and/or other engineering safety factors that warrant such a reduction. (b) Speed limits set by the director of public works pursuant to this section may be further changed by the council by ordinance. (2007, ord 07-59, sec 2.)24-150.1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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