HCC §24-170
When you must turn right or left only
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule says that when a traffic sign tells you to turn only right or left, you must follow it. The police chief can put up temporary signs at busy spots. Some specific places are listed in schedules as right-turn-only or left-turn-only areas.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Right or left turns only
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) When official traffic signs are posted, giving notice thereof, the driver of any vehicle shall be restricted to making only right or left turns, as indicated, and may only turn in a direction permitted by the sign, or proceed straight ahead. (b) The chief of police may place signs of a temporary nature during peak traffic hours at any intersection or driveway the chief may deem to be congested. (c) The locations designated in schedule 17, section 24-269, are areas restricted to right turns only. (d) The locations designated in schedule 18, section 24-270, are areas restricted to left turns only.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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