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HB1127 • 2026

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

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Sponsor
NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about penalties or enforcement actions beyond establishing ordinances and penalties.

Rules for Parking Spaces for People with Disabilities

This bill allows counties to create rules about parking spaces for people who have disabilities, including penalties for not following these rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Authorizes each county to enact ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for accessible parking spaces.
  • Allows counties to establish penalties for failure to comply with the ordinances regarding accessible parking spaces.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People with disabilities who need special parking spots
  • Businesses and property owners that provide parking spaces
  • County governments responsible for making and enforcing local laws

Terms To Know

Accessible Parking Spaces
Parking spots designed to help people with mobility issues park their cars easily.
Penalties
Fines or other punishments for not following the rules.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be collected from penalties.
  • It is unclear if this law will change existing state laws about parking spaces for disabled drivers.
  • This bill has been carried over to the next legislative session and its final status is still unknown.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
Disabled Persons Parking; County Enforcement
Authorizes each county to enact ordinances to enforce the design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the ordinances.

Current Bill Text

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HB1127

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1127

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that the statewide
parking program for persons with disabilities, as established under part III of
chapter 291, Hawaii Revised Statutes, pursuant to the federal Uniform System
for Parking for Persons with Disabilities, title 23 Code of Federal Regulations
section 1235, and as administered by the disability and communication access
board, provides individuals with mobility disabilities the ability to travel
and park in accessible parking spaces via the use of parking placards.
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However, improper design and signage of
accessible parking spaces impedes access for program participants.

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The
purpose of this Act is to authorize the counties to enact ordinances to enforce
the accessible parking space design requirements of part III of chapter 291,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any administrative rules adopted under that part
to ensure unimpeded access for program participants.

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SECTION
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Section 291-58, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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Requirement to provide parking for persons
with disabilities;
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penalty.
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ordinances to enforce
authorized.
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Beginning July
1, 2002, any public or private entity that provides a parking space reserved
for persons with disabilities shall comply with this part and any
administrative rules adopted under this part.
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A private entity that fails to comply with this section shall be fined
not less than $250 nor more than $500 for each separate offense.
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Each day of violation shall constitute a separate
offense.
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Any action taken to impose or
collect any penalty provided for in this section shall be considered a civil
action.
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(a)
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Each county may enact ordinances to:

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(1)
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Enforce the design and construction
requirements of this part, and any administrative rules adopted pursuant to
this part, pertaining to the provision of parking spaces and access to parking
spaces reserved for persons with disabilities, including but not limited to the
number, location, design, and signage of these parking spaces; and

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(2)
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Establish penalties for failure to
comply with the ordinances adopted pursuant to this section.

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(b)
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An official appointed by a county may enter
the property of places of public accommodation to enforce any applicable
ordinances enacted pursuant to this section
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(c)
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For the purpose of this section, "place
of public accommodation" shall have the same meaning as defined in section
489-2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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This Act, upon its approval, shall
take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Disabled Persons Parking; County Enforcement

Description:

Authorizes
each county to enact ordinances to enforce the
design and construction requirements for the provision of accessible parking
spaces, including the establishment of penalties for failure to comply with the
ordinances.

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