ROH §15-4.11
No motorized devices on sidewalks or streets
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This rule bans operating motorized devices on public sidewalks or streets. A motorized device is one you stand on and that runs on an engine, not a motorized wheelchair or similar disability aid. The ban applies to everyone.
everyone
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Operation of motorized devices restricted
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 operate a motorized device on any public sidewalk or street.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a “motorized device” means a device, excluding a motorized assistive device used by a person with a disability, that is:
(1) Designed to allow operation while the operator is standing on the device; and
(2) Powered by an internal combustion engine that is capable of propelling the device and operator without human propulsion.
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