HCC §24-186
Moped safety gear and inspection rules
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says moped riders must wear protective eyewear, and anyone renting or leasing a moped must provide that eyewear. Also, a moped must pass a state inspection before it can be registered or have its registration transferred, unless it already has a current inspection certificate.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — 1. Moped rules
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: (1) Operate a moped on any highway or street in the County unless that person is properly wearing protective eyewear. (2) Offer for lease or rent a moped without providing to the operator protective eyewear. (b) Every moped shall be certified pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes section 286- 26, certificates of inspection, prior to the issuance of a registration by the director of finance and prior to the transfer of any registration; provided that this requirement shall not apply to any subsequent transfer of registration in a moped that carries a current certificate of inspection. (1988, ord 88-84, sec 3; am 2009, ord 09-119, sec 2.)24-186.1 Division 9. Pedicabs.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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