2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 17. MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
291. Traffic Violations
291-31.5 Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, mopeds.
§291-31.5 Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, 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, 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]
