ROH §15-17.4
Where and how you can hitchhike
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗You can hitchhike at city bus stops or in open areas away from bus stops, but you cannot stand on the road while doing it. You also cannot threaten or annoy drivers. If you break these rules, you get a ticket, unless you refuse to show ID, then you can be arrested.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Hitchhiking
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The solicitation of free rides (hitchhiking) shall be permitted at any official bus stop of the city or in any open area where there are no official bus stops within a reasonable distance; provided that the person soliciting rides shall not stand for the purpose of such solicitation on the roadway; and provided further, that no person shall attempt to intimidate, threaten, or otherwise annoy passing motorists while so engaged in hitchhiking. Any person violating this section shall be issued a citation according to the procedures specified in Article 26 , unless such person refuses to provide suitable identification, in which case the arresting officer shall take the person into custody according to the prescribed procedure for physical arrest in HRS Chapter 803.
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