§286-207 - Exemptions, certain vehicles.
§286-207 Exemptions, certain vehicles. This part shall not apply to the following vehicles, if such vehicles are in compliance with safety ordinances and rules of the county in which they operate and other applicable state safety laws and rules:
(1) The type of passenger carrying vehicle known as a "sampan bus" within a radius of twenty miles from the city of Hilo, Hawaii;
(2) Station wagons for the carriage of property;
(3) Trucks, truck-trailers, trailers or other nonpassenger carrying equipment having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less;
(4) Taxicabs as described in section 271-5(3)(B);
(5) Passenger carrying vehicles with a seating capacity of nine or less used for the transportation of employees to and from the jobsite;
(6) Passenger carrying vehicles used by employees solely for their own transportation to, from, and during work;
(7) Passenger carrying vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less used in car or van pools for the movement of passengers to and from work;
(8) A passenger carrying vehicle used for the transportation, without compensation, of persons for private, recreational or entertainment purposes;
(9) A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used solely for the transportation, without compensation, of the vehicle owner, the vehicle owner's family or guests;
(10) A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used for the transportation, without compensation, of persons for the furtherance of their physical or mental rehabilitation or for social welfare activities. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 119, §3; gen ch 1985]