HCC §24-157
Damaging a road is against the law
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says no one may drive a vehicle on a street or highway in a way that damages the road. Damage means harming the road or its structures so that it rides worse or needs repairs to keep its expected life.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Damaging road; definition
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 operate any vehicle upon any street or highway in such a manner that the parts of the vehicle, or the load carried thereon, shall damage the road. (b) For the purpose of this section, damage to the road means such effect on the road or structures as will impair the riding qualities of the road, or require repairs in order that the anticipated life of the road or structure may not be decreased.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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