HCC §24-42

Brake light requirements for vehicles

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This section says that any vehicle covered by this chapter must have a brake light on the rear. The light must be red or amber (or a shade between them) and visible from at least 300 feet behind in normal sunlight. It must turn on when you press the foot brake, and it can be part of another rear lamp.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Brake lights

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.

Any vehicle so required under this chapter shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less than three hundred feet to the rear in normal sunlight, and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC § 24-43

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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