ROH §15-4.2

Obeying police and traffic officers

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This section makes it a crime to deliberately ignore or refuse to follow a lawful order from a police officer, fire department officer directing traffic, or other authorized traffic controller. If you do, you can be charged with a petty misdemeanor.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Obedience to police officers

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.

It shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person to wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer, officers of the fire department when authorized to direct traffic as provided herein, or any other persons authorized to direct, control, or regulate traffic. )

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.

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