ROH §36-1.14
Taxi roof sign rules and emergency flashing
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section requires every taxicab to have a sign on its roof showing the owner or operator's name on the front. The rear may show the name or phone number. The sign can flash only during a robbery to call for help; other flashing is illegal. The director sets the sign's type, design, and placement.
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Taxi sign
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 shall be identified with a sign (which may be a dome light sign) on the roof of the taxicab. The name of the individual owning or operating the taxicab or the name of the firm shall be shown on the front of the sign and it will be optional to place either the name or telephone number of such individual or firm on the rear of the sign. Such sign may have flashing actuators. A taxicab driver may actuate such sign to call for police or other assistance in cases when a robbery is in progress. The use of a flashing dome light, except to signal when a robbery is in progress, shall be in violation of § 15-19.22 , traffic code of the City and County of Honolulu. Except as provided herein, the type, design, and placement of the sign shall be as specified by the director. The sign may be a detachable type so that it may be removed when the vehicle is not used for taxicab purposes.
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