2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 17. MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
291C. Statewide Traffic Code
291C-77 Pedestrians soliciting rides, business or attention of motorist.
§291C-77 Pedestrians soliciting rides, business or attention of motorist. (a) Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance, no person shall stand in, walk along, or otherwise occupy a portion of a highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle.
(b) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by county ordinance, no person shall hold or display a movable sign within the right-of-way boundaries of a public highway or on the sidewalk abutting a public highway or in an area adjacent to the highway for the purpose of carrying on political campaign activities as defined in section 19-6(7) and which seek to draw the attention of occupants of motor vehicles using the highway. A movable sign is any portable device, display, emblem, billboard, notice, picture, painting or writing, other than official signs placed or required by the State or county. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1973, c 216, §2]
Attorney General Opinions
Subsection (a) is not unconstitutionally vague. Att. Gen. Op. 75-17.
Case Notes
Subsection (c) violates First Amendment freedom of speech. 516 F.2d 892.
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