HCC §24-90

Towing vehicle brakes must work if trailer breaks away

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This rule applies to vehicles made after July 1, 1961 that tow a trailer with brakes. If the trailer breaks away from the towing vehicle, the towing vehicle must still be able to stop using its own brakes. This section only sets that safety requirement.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Tractor brakes; breakaway protection

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 motor vehicle manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1961, and used to tow a trailer, semi-trailer, or pole trailer equipped with brakes, shall be equipped with means for providing that in case of breakaway of the towed vehicle, the towing vehicle will be capable of being stopped by the use of its service brakes.

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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