ROH §36-1.12
Taxicab drivers can require protective seating for messy passengers
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗A taxicab driver can ask a passenger who might dirty the seats to sit on protective material the driver provides. If the passenger refuses, the driver can refuse to give them a ride.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Soiling of taxicab
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 taxicab driver may require a passenger for hire, whose condition may be likely to soil the seats of the taxicab, to sit upon protective material furnished by such driver. Upon noncompliance with the request, the taxicab driver may refuse to transport such passenger.
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