§291-31.5 Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, electric foot scooters, and mopeds. (a) No person shall knowingly operate, affix or cause to be affixed, display, or possess any lamp, reflector, or illumination device that appears to be the color blue, or colors blue and red, upon any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, bicycle, electric foot scooter, or moped, except for:
(1) County law enforcement vehicles authorized and approved by the chief of police of the county in which the vehicle is operated;
(2) Department of public safety law enforcement vehicles with blue and red lamps, reflectors, or illumination devices authorized and approved by the director of public safety;
(3) Department of land and natural resources division of conservation and resources enforcement vehicles with blue and red lamps, reflectors, or illumination devices authorized and approved by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources; or
(4) Department of transportation division of harbors law enforcement vehicles with blue and red lamps, reflectors, or illumination devices authorized and approved by the director of transportation.
This prohibition shall not apply to factory-installed instrument illumination.
(b) Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. [L 1985, c 182, §1; am L 1991, c 210, §1; am L 2007, c 109, §1; am L 2016, c 99, §1; am L 2021, c 174, §5]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles
291-2 OLD REPEALED. §291-2 Reckless driving of vehicle or riding of animals; penalty.
291-3.1 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while operating motor vehicle or moped.
291-3.2 Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a passenger in a motor vehicle.
291-3.3 Storage of opened container containing intoxicating liquor or consumption at scenic lookout.
291-8 Freight on motor cars; projection of, prohibited.
291-9 Freight; on running board.
291-11.5 Child passenger restraints.
291-11.6 Mandatory use of seat belts, when, penalty.
291-12 Inattention to driving.
291-13 Traffic laws apply to persons driving mopeds.
291-14 Pickup trucks; passenger restrictions.
291-15 Trauma system surcharge.
291-16 Safe routes to school program surcharge.
291-17 Mobile electronic devices; use while operating a commercial motor vehicle prohibited.
291-21.5 Regulation of motor vehicle sun screening devices; penalty.
291-22 Regulation of exhaust pipe and muffler.
291-24 Motorcycles and mopeds, noisy mufflers; penalty.
291-24.5 Motor vehicle muffler.
291-24.6 Motor vehicle alarm systems.
291-25 Lights for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, motorized bicycles.
291-29 Lights for other vehicles.
291-31 Tail lights on vehicles, motorcycles and motor scooters.
291-33 Projections on face of wheels prohibited.
291-34 Size of vehicles; width, height, and length.
291-35 Gross weight, axle, and wheel loads.
291-35.1 Regulation of bumper height.
291-51.3 Reimbursement to counties; agreement with counties to provide permits
291-51.4 Fraudulent verification of an applicant as a person with a disability; penalty.
291-51.5 Special license plates.
291-51.6 Issuance of temporary removable windshield placards.
291-52 Issuance of removable windshield placard.
291-52.2 Issuance of a disabled paid parking exemption permit.
291-52.5 Issuance of identification card.
291-53 Nontransferability; penalty.
291-55 Metered parking privileges. §291-55 Parking fees.
291-57 Parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities; penalties.
291-58 Requirement to provide parking for persons with disabilities; penalty.
291-71 Designation of parking spaces for electric vehicle charging systems.