2019 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 17. MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
291C. Statewide Traffic Code
291C-195 Driving of mopeds.
§291C-195 Driving of mopeds. (a) No person less than fifteen years of age shall drive a moped on a highway, street, roadway, or any other public property in the State. No person less than eighteen years of age shall drive a moped unless the person wears a safety helmet securely fastened with a chin strap. The safety helmet shall meet the specifications and requirements established by rules adopted by the director.
(b) No person shall drive a moped except while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the moped.
(c) No person shall drive a moped which is carrying any other person nor shall any person other than the driver ride upon a moped.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to three-wheeled mopeds designed to carry a driver and passenger seated side by side.
(e) Three-wheeled mopeds shall be insured for liability and property damage, excluding personal injury protection. [L 1978, c 175, pt of §15; am L 2006, c 63, §1; am L 2008, c 197, §1]
