(a) No vehicle, other than a low-range, four-wheel drive vehicle, shall at any time be driven through or in the connecting roadway corridor between the Waipio valley lookout and the floor of Waipio valley; provided that any vehicle may be driven in these areas if it is:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-138

  • Authorized emergency vehicle: includes fire department vehicles, police vehicles, ambulances, ocean safety vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, and conservation and resources enforcement vehicles authorized and approved pursuant to section 291-31. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Driver: means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • parking: means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • Roadway: means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
  • Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or highway, including mopeds and bicycles, but excluding toy bicycles, devices other than bicycles moved by human power, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 291C-1
(1) In the process of executing a legal turn, lane change, or parking maneuver to exit the area;
(2) An authorized emergency vehicle performing the functions under § 291C-26;
(3) An official federal, state, or county vehicle in the performance of its actual duty;
(4) Necessary to assist a stalled or broken vehicle;
(5) Necessary to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to § 291C-65;
(6) A vehicle engaged in or in support of research or maintenance activities; or
(7) Otherwise provided by law.
(b) Violation of this section shall subject the driver of the vehicle to a fine of $250.
(c) For purposes of this section, an all-wheel drive vehicle shall not be considered to be a low-range, four-wheel drive vehicle.