HCC §24-160

How slow vehicles must drive on public roads

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Slow-moving vehicles on public roads must stay in the right lane or as close to the right edge as possible. They may move left only for a short distance when getting ready to turn left at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Manner of operation of slow moving vehicles

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.

Slow moving vehicles operated on any roadway open to public travel shall be driven in the right-hand lane, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except for a distance not to exceed one thousand feet when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-161

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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