HCC §24-293
Vehicle restrictions on certain streets
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section limits which vehicles can use certain streets, like Hamakua Pakalana Street and Waipio Valley Access Road. Heavy trucks and non-four-wheel-drive vehicles are banned on some roads, but exceptions exist for emergencies and local services. Bicycles, mopeds, and motor scooters are also banned on certain streets.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Schedule 41
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.
Use of certain streets by certain vehicles restricted. The following classes of vehicles are precluded from the use of the designated streets when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected: (a) Hāmākua • Pakalana Street, from Lehua Street to Māmane Street, makai bound only: (1) Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than ten thousand pounds shall not travel in the makai-bound direction. (2) This restriction shall be lifted during emergencies as may be declared by the office of civil defense. • Waipi‘o Valley Access Road. (1) Restricted to four-wheel drive vehicles only. (2) Any vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than ten thousand pounds shall not travel on this road. This restriction shall not be applicable to utility, emergency or delivery vehicles providing services to business establishments and residents in Waipi‘o Valley. (3) Vehicle shall be engaged in four-wheel drive mode. (4) Makai-bound vehicle shall yield to mauka-bound vehicle. (5) These restrictions may be lifted during emergency situations as deemed necessary by the Civil Defense Agency. (b) North Hilo (c) South Hilo (d) Ka‘ū (e) Kohala 24A-86 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-293 (f) Kona (1) Vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating of three or more tons shall not be permitted to use the hereinafter designated streets. These provisions shall not be applicable to local area origin/destination traffic and vehicles providing services to residents of the hereinafter designated streets. Further, these restrictions shall be lifted during the period of any emergency declared by the civil defense agency. • Haleki‘i Street in the South Kona District. • Kupuna Street in the North Kona District. • Lako Street in the North Kona District. • Manawa Street in the South Kona District. • Nape Street in the South Kona District. (2) Bicycles, mopeds, and motor scooters shall not be permitted to use the hereinafter designated streets: (g) Puna (1996, ord 96-163, sec 2; am 2001, ord 01-70, secs 1 and 2; am 2006, ord 06-164, sec 2; am 2010, ord 10-83, sec 1; am 2013, ord 13-70, secs 2 and 3; am 2022, ord 22-105, sec 2.)24-293 Division 9. Bicycles.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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