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HCC §24-164

Keep mud and dirt off the road

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule says vehicles on public roads must not drop mud, dirt, or other material that could be dangerous or hide road markings. If it happens by accident, the driver must clean it up right away.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tracking mud or other material on highway 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 vehicle using the public highway shall track mud or dirt or other material onto the traveled portion of the highway in quantities as will constitute a hazard, or obscure the painted pavement markings thereon. In the event that mud or dirt is unavoidably tracked onto the highway, it shall be the duty of the operator of the offending vehicle to have the mud or dirt removed immediately.
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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