HCC §24-174
What to do when an emergency vehicle approaches
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗When an emergency vehicle with lights or sirens is coming, you must pull over to the right edge of the road, stop, and stay stopped until it passes. You must not block an intersection. The emergency vehicle driver still has to drive safely.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Operation of vehicles on approach of authorized emergency
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.
vehicles. (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals meeting the requirements of sections 24-69 through 24-74: (1) The driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the nearest edge or curb of the roadway lawfully available and clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer. (b) This section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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