HCC §24-78
New cars need a light showing high beams are on
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This rule applies to new cars registered in the county that have multiple headlight settings. These cars must have a dashboard light that turns on only when the high beams are used. The light must be easy for the driver to see without causing glare.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Multiple-beam lighting; beam indicator required
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.
Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered in the County which has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the headlamps is in use, and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be so designed and located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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