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HCC §24-263

55 mph speed limit on certain county roads

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This section sets a 55 mile per hour speed limit on specific streets or parts of streets listed in the schedule. It names roads in several districts, including Hāmākua, North Hilo, South Hilo, Kaʻū, Kohala, Kona, and Puna. The limit applies only to the exact stretches described.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Schedule 11

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.

55 mile per hour limit. A speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour is established as set forth in this schedule upon streets or portions of streets as follows: (a) Hāmākua (b) North Hilo (c) South Hilo • Puainako Street, westbound lane, from Komohana Street to a point 3.30 miles in the westerly direction and eastbound lane, from a point 0.46 miles east of Wilder Road to a point 2.98 miles in the easterly direction. (d) Ka‘ū (e) Kohala • Waikoloa Road, from a point 2.8 miles mauka of ‘Auwaiakeakua Gulch Bridge to Route 190. (f) Kona (g) Puna • Pāhoa-Kapoho Road, westbound lane, from Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road to Pohoiki Road and eastbound lane, from Pohoiki Road and extending seven hundred fifty feet west of Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road. (1996, ord 96-163, sec 2; am 1998, ord 98-88, sec 2; ord 98-130, sec 2; am 2010, ord 10-78, sec 4; am 2012, ord 12-99, sec 2.)24-263 24A-17 Division 2. Moving Vehicles.
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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