ROH §15-24.1
Rules against climbing into or moving someone else's vehicle without permission
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This law makes it illegal to climb into or onto a vehicle without the owner's permission if you intend to damage it or commit a crime. It also bans moving or using the controls of a parked, unattended vehicle without permission, except to free your own car. Police and tow truck operators have special exceptions.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Tampering with vehicle
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) No person shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, climb upon or into any such vehicle with the intent to commit any injury thereto or with the intent to commit any crime, whether such vehicle is in motion or at rest. The following persons are not in violation of this subsection:
(1) A police officer, when authorizing the entering or opening of a motor vehicle and silencing of an alarm system, as provided under § 15A-5.7 ; and
(2) An owner, operator, or employee of a tow service, when entering or opening a motor vehicle and silencing an alarm system under the authorization of a police officer, as provided under § 15A-5.7 .
(b) No person, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a standing unattended vehicle, shall manipulate any of the levers, brakes, or other devices thereon; provided that an operator of a motor vehicle may release the brakes and move a standing unattended vehicle for the purpose of extricating the operator’s vehicle from a parking location. Persons authorized by §§ 15-13.8 , 15-13.9 , and 15A-5.7 are excepted from this provision.
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