Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 169 - REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN KALAWAO COUNTY
Section 11-169-14 - Safety equipment and inspection
Current through February, 2024
(a) Every motor vehicle shall have a foot brake sufficient to stop the vehicle within thirty feet when traveling at twenty miles per hour and a hand brake sufficient to hold the vehicle on any grade upon which it may operate or stand.
(b) Every motor vehicle operated at night shall have headlights sufficient to see a person at a distance of not less than two hundred feet, adjusted so as not to shine directly into the eyes of oncoming drivers, and a red tail light on the left rear of the vehicle which is visible for not less than two hundred feet.
(c) Every motor vehicle operated upon any street or roadway shall have a red stop light on the rear which lights when the foot brake is applied and is visible for not less than one hundred feet. This subsection shall not apply to any caterpillar tractor, bulldozer, road roller, road grader, front end loader, hydraulic lift truck, motorized mower and crane. Vehicles excluded from this subsection, when operated on a public highway, shall have a red flag attached to the rear by day and a red light visible for not less than two hundred feet by night to give warning to vehicles following them.
(d) Every motor vehicle shall have an operable windshield wiper if the vehicle has a windshield, and a rear view mirror to permit seeing a following vehicle within two hundred feet.
(e) Every motor vehicle shall have a horn, that can be heard two hundred feet away, a muffler in good working order, and a mechanically safe steering mechanism with properly aligned wheels.
(f) Every motor vehicle shall undergo a safety inspection at intervals of not more than twelve months to determine the condition of brakes, lights, and other required equipment and shall not be operated if it does not have all required equipment properly adjusted and in good working order. Adequacy of safety equipment on motor vehicles operated in Kalawao county is subject to final approval by the sheriff, but he may delegate approval of inspection to any safety check stations he may designate as being qualified to perform the required inspection. Each car owner shall pay a one dollar fee for the safety inspection. Duplicate records of each inspection shall be made by those performing the inspection; a record of each inspection is to be retained and one copy forwarded to the sheriff.
