Public Conduct in Hawaii (2026)
22 rules on the books across Hawaii, 4 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Aggressive Panhandling
LAMC §41.59 prohibits panhandling that involves intimidation, blocking, or following a person, including penalties and how it differs from passive solicitation.
Hawaii County
Heavy RestrictionsHawaii County outlaws entering a roadway, obstructing traffic, or approaching moving vehicles to solicit money…
Read full rule →Honolulu County
Some RestrictionsHonolulu bans aggressive panhandling within 10 feet of any ATM, ATM facility, or check-cashing business anywhere on…
Read full rule →Public Urination
LAMC §41.47.2 prohibits urinating or defecating in public, including the citation amount, exemptions for medical conditions, and where to find restroom alternatives.
Hawaii County
Some RestrictionsHawai'i County bans urinating or defecating anywhere in a county park except at a restroom or comfort station provided…
Read full rule →Kauai County
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code Section 22-21.2 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate within the parking lots and grounds…
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Some RestrictionsMaui County makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on the grounds of any county park or recreational facility outside…
Read full rule →Skateboarding Rules
LAMC §56.15 and §63.44 limits on skateboarding on sidewalks, in parks, and in commercial corridors, including helmet requirements and skate-park designations.
Hawaii County
Significant RestrictionsSkateboards and roller skates are banned in Hawai'i County parks except where the parks director has posted a sign…
Read full rule →Kauai County
Some RestrictionsKaua'i County Code § 16-16.6 bans riding coasters, roller skates, skateboards or similar play devices on any roadway…
Read full rule →Maui County
Some RestrictionsSkateboards, roller skates and toy vehicles cannot go on a Maui County roadway except while crossing in a crosswalk…
Read full rule →Loud Party Ordinance
LAMC §41.40 unruly-gathering ordinance allowing police to cite hosts for second-response calls, including escalating fines and permit-revocation triggers.
Loitering Rules
Constitutional limits on loitering ordinances post-Papachristou and Morales, and what conduct LA can still penalize (e.g., loitering with intent to commit specific crimes).
Hawaii County
Significant RestrictionsHawaii County makes it a crime to loiter, loaf, or idle on any public highway, sidewalk, beach, or coastal area once a…
Read full rule →Honolulu County
Some RestrictionsNo one may go, remain, loiter, or play games on any public school building or grounds anywhere on Oahu without lawful…
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Light RestrictionsMaui County makes it unlawful for a child under twelve to play or loiter on the traveled portion of a public highway in…
Read full rule →Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
LAMC §41.50 + LA County smoking bans in parks, beaches, restaurants, outdoor dining, and within 25 ft of business entrances; enforcement and signage rules.
Hawaii County
Significant RestrictionsHawai'i County's smoking ban reaches outdoors too: it covers open-air restaurant and bowling-alley seating where food…
Read full rule →Honolulu County
Significant RestrictionsSmoking is banned islandwide in all public parks, recreation areas, and facilities run by the parks or enterprise…
Read full rule →Kauai County
Some RestrictionsOn Kaua'i (Kaua'i County), County Code Article 8 bans smoking in most enclosed public places and in Parks and…
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Some RestrictionsMaui County's smoking ban reaches outdoors in two places: within twenty feet of any County bus stop or shelter, and…
Read full rule →Jaywalking
CA AB-2147 (Freedom to Walk Act, 2023) restricting jaywalking citations to immediate-danger situations, and how LAPD enforces the new standard.
Hawaii County
Some RestrictionsHawaii County bans crossing any roadway segment the county has designated "closed to pedestrian traffic" except at a…
Read full rule →Maui County
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code section 10.60.030 puts the burden on the pedestrian: anyone crossing a roadway outside a marked…
Read full rule →Public Alcohol Use
LAMC §41.27 + CA Bus & Prof §25620 prohibit drinking alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, parks, and beaches; penalties and special-event exemptions.
Hawaii County
Significant RestrictionsHawai'i County bans drinking or even displaying intoxicating liquor in public view on highways, sidewalks, parking…
Read full rule →Honolulu County
Significant RestrictionsNo one may possess an open container of intoxicating liquor on any Oahu street or sidewalk, or in any public park…
Read full rule →Kauai County
Significant RestrictionsKaua'i County bans drinking or carrying an open container of intoxicating liquor in the parking lots and grounds around…
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Significant RestrictionsMaui County bans drinking or possessing an opened container of liquor anywhere within a "municipal parking lot," which…
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