ROH §15-27.9
When this law does not apply to vehicles
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lists exceptions to the passenger carrier rules. City transit buses and school vehicles carrying students to or from school events are not covered. Also, vehicles following police directions or operating under a valid permit are not considered violations.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Exceptions
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.
This article shall not apply to city transit buses or to school vehicles that are being used at the time in question to transport pupils or students to or from a school, a school function or a school-related event. Any passenger carrier vehicle traveling at the direction of a police officer is not in violation of this article. Any passenger carrier vehicle being operated within the terms of a permit issued pursuant to the rules adopted under § 15-27.8 , is not in violation of this article.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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