ROH §15-19.8
Vehicle lights and reflectors must be visible at night
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section sets how visible your vehicle's reflectors and lights must be at night. Reflectors must be seen from 50 to 300 feet away with high beams on. Clearance and side marker lights must be visible from 200 feet away.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Clearance lamps, side marker lamps and reflectors - Visibility
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.
(a) Every reflector upon any vehicle referred to in § 15-19.5 shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 300 feet to 50 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.
(b) Front and rear clearance lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, when lights are required, at a distance of 200 feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.
(c) Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, when lights are required, at a distance of 200 feet from the side of the vehicle on which mounted.
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