Definitions for private transportation rules

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Department. The department of customer services. Digital Network. Any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables the prearrangement of rides with transportation network company drivers. Director. The director of customer services or the director’s duly authorized subordinates. Passenger Vehicle. A vehicle manufactured with seating accommodations for eight or fewer passengers, (excluding the driver), but does not include motorcycles, mopeds, motor scooters, trucks, three-wheeled vehicles, or low-speed vehicles. Personal Vehicle. A motor vehicle that is: (1) Used by a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride; (2) Owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the transportation network company driver; (3) Not a taxicab, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle; and (4) A passenger vehicle operated by a private transportation driver. Prearranged Ride. The provision of transportation by a transportation network company driver to a passenger, beginning when a transportation network company driver accepts a passenger’s request for a ride through a digital network or software application service controlled by a transportation network company, continuing while the transportation network company driver transports the requesting passenger, and ending when the requesting passenger, or the last passenger from the requesting passenger’s party, departs from the personal vehicle. A prearranged ride does not include transportation provided through a ridesharing arrangement, as defined in HRS § 279G-1; use of a taxicab, limousine, or other for-hire vehicle; or a regional transportation provider. Private Transportation Company. A taxicab company or a transportation network company. Private Transportation Driver or Driver. An individual who: (1) Is a taxicab driver; or (2) Is a transportation network company driver. Private Transportation Vehicle. A personal vehicle used by a transportation network company driver or a taxicab. Taxicab. Has the same meaning as defined in § 36-1.1 . Taxicab Company. Has the same meaning as defined in § 36-1.1 . Taxicab Driver. Has the same meaning as defined in § 36-1.1 . Transportation Network Company. A person or an entity that uses a digital network or software application service to connect passengers to transportation network company drivers; provided that the person or entity: (1) Does not own, control, operate, or manage the personal vehicles used by transportation network company drivers; and (2) Is not a taxicab company or a for-hire vehicle owner. Transportation Network Company Driver. A person who receives connections to potential riders and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company, and uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to riders upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee.