Permits for oversized vehicles and loads on roads

No vehicle, equipment or other objects which do not meet the standards of weight, width, or height or other requirements mentioned in Section 291-34, H.R.S., and Section 291-35, H.R.S., or loads in excess of nine (9) feet in width, shall be moved, transported or caused to be moved or transported over any public highway or street by any person, without a permit therefor issued by the Director of Transportation of the State of Hawai'i, whenever State highways are involved, and by the County Engineer of the Department of Public Works, County of Kaua'i, whenever County highways are involved.All applications for permits required under this Section shall be made in writing to the Director of Transportation or the Engineer of the County as the case may be, and shall contain the following:Description of the vehicle, equipment and load to be moved;Street location or other identifying description of the place to which the vehicle, equipment and load is to be moved;Complete designation of the route to be followed;Height, width and length of the vehicle, equipment and load;Times at which the movement of the vehicle, equipment, and load will commence and terminate;Certified statement that the moving contractor has examined the route and determined that there will be a clearance of at least one (1) foot on each side of the vehicle, equipment and load and any possible obstructions existing along the route.No permit shall be issued unless:The applicant shall have secured and presents to the issuing officer all clearances required by any law, ordinance or regulations;There is more than one (1) foot clearance on each side of the vehicle, equipment and load along the route to be followed;The issuing officer shall be satisfied that there are available sufficient pull out areas for use in case of delay or breakdown;The applicant shall have obtained a permit from the Engineer of the County where the vehicle, equipment and load, as loaded, exceeds thirteen (13) feet in height;And in the case of loads of excessive widths, the applicant shall have filed with the issuing officer a certificate of any insurance carrier certifying that there is a Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance Policy covering the applicant, and his or her authorized agents, executors, administrators, heirs and assigns for liability in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) because of damage to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.The Director of Transportation of the State of Hawai'i or the County Engineer, as the case may be, may, in their discretion, change and designate another route to be followed or the time during which the movement shall be made prior to the issuance of a permit.