HCC §24-152
Rules about messing with other people's vehicles
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This law says you cannot get on or into someone else's vehicle without permission if you plan to damage it or commit a crime. You also cannot touch the controls of a parked, unattended vehicle without permission. But you can move a parked car if it is blocking you and you need to get your own car out. Breaking this law is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $250.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tampering with vehicles prohibited; exception
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) No person shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, climb upon or into any vehicle with the intent to commit any injury thereto or with the intent to commit any crime, whether such vehicle be in motion or at rest. (b) No person, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a standing unattended vehicle, shall manipulate any of the levers, starting crank, brakes or other devices thereon. (c) An operator of a motor vehicle may, however, release the brakes and move a standing unattended vehicle for the purpose of extricating the operator’s vehicle from a parking location. (d) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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