HCC §24-37
Tail light rules for vehicles on the road
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says which vehicles must have tail lights, how many they need, where the lights go, and how bright they must be. It applies to cars, trailers, and other vehicles being towed. The rules make sure drivers behind you can see your vehicle at night.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tail lamp requirements
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) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in section 24-35, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of one thousand feet to the rear. In the case of a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamp on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified. (b) Every above-mentioned vehicle, other than a truck tractor, shall be equipped with at least two tail lamps mounted on the rear, on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, which, when lighted as required, shall comply with the provisions of this section. (c) Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two inches nor less than twenty inches.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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