Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Persons transporting their own property where the transportation is in furtherance of a primary business purpose or enterprise of that person, except where the transportation is undertaken by a Hawaii air carrier to evade the regulatory purposes of this chapter; or

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 261E-3

  • carrier: means any person or entity who has received a certificate issued by the commission and who undertakes or holds itself out to the general public as engaging directly or indirectly in the transportation by air of passengers or property, or both, for compensation or hire within the State or between points within the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261E-2
(2) Persons engaged in the business of transporting persons solely for sightseeing and other recreational activities not involving point-to-point travel.