HCC §24-251

No sitting or lying on roads or sidewalks

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule says you cannot sit, kneel, squat, or lie on a road, sidewalk, or curb. The only exception is if you are sick or there is an emergency. It applies to everyone in the county.

everyone

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Obstruction of highways

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 person shall sit, kneel, squat, or lie upon any roadway, sidewalk, or sidewalk curbing except when overcome by illness or in an emergency.

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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