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ROH §15-19.10

Red light or reflector required for parked cars at night

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

If you park or stop your car on a street between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise, you must show a red light on the rear that can be seen from at least 200 feet away. You do not need the light if your car has a red reflector on the rear that is visible from 50 to 300 feet.

The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Lamps on parked vehicles

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.

Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped on a street during the time between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise, there shall be displayed upon the rear thereof a red light visible not less than 200 feet from the rear thereof; provided that no lights need be displayed upon any such vehicle when there is attached upon the rear of such vehicle a red reflector so maintained as to be visible from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from such vehicle. )
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.