HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1286
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to pedestrian safety.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291C-76, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) [[Struck through: Where sidewalks are not provided any]] [Underlined: Any] pedestrian walking along and upon a highway [Underlined: where no sidewalks are provided] shall, when practicable, walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction[[Struck through: .]][Underlined: ; provided that no pedestrian shall walk along or upon a roadway designated as:]
[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: An interstate highway;]
[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Auxiliary interstate highway; or]
[Underlined: (3)] [Underlined: State highway unless a clearly designated sidewalk is provided on the state highway,]
[Underlined: except while conducting authorized first responder duties or highway maintenance duties.]"
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Interstate Highways; Auxiliary Interstate Highways; State Highways; Pedestrians; Prohibition
Description:
Prohibits pedestrians from walking along the roadway of an interstate highway, an auxiliary interstate highway, or certain state highways except while conducting authorized first responder duties or highway maintenance duties.
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