HB2163 • 2026

RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.

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Sponsor: SAYAMA, EVSLIN, ILAGAN, KILA, KUSCH, TAKAYAMA, WOODSON
Last action: 2026-02-18
Official status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information on enforcement or what happens without a designated crosswalk.

Rules for Drivers When Pedestrians Cross Streets

This bill requires drivers to stop their vehicles when pedestrians are crossing within a crosswalk until the pedestrian has completely exited the crosswalk and it is safe for the driver to proceed.

What This Bill Does

Requires drivers of vehicles to stop if a pedestrian is crossing within a crosswalk.
Drivers must wait until the pedestrian has completely left the crosswalk before proceeding.

Who It Names or Affects

Pedestrians who are crossing streets in designated crosswalks.
Drivers of vehicles on roads with crosswalks.

Terms To Know

Crosswalk: A marked or unmarked area where pedestrians can safely cross a street.
Right-of-way: The legal right to proceed first when two vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, which in this case applies to pedestrians crossing within a crosswalk.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill does not specify what happens if there is no designated crosswalk.
It is unclear how enforcement of these rules will be carried out.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment changes the law to require drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks until the pedestrian has completely exited the crosswalk and it's safe for the driver to proceed.

Drivers must now stop for pedestrians crossing within a crosswalk, regardless of which side of the road they are on.
The amendment specifies that drivers cannot move forward until the pedestrian is fully out of the crosswalk and it is safe to do so.

The effective date of July 1, 3000, seems unusual and may be a placeholder or error in the text provided.

Bill History

2026-02-18 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-18 H
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 431-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-12 H
The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Miyake, Cochran, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Grandinetti.
2026-02-10 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 02-12-26 8:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30 H
Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 5
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-26 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PEDESTRIANS.
Pedestrians; Crosswalks; Right-of-way
Requires the driver of a vehicle to stop for a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway within a crosswalk and not to proceed until the pedestrian has completely exited the crosswalk and the driver can safely proceed. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB2163

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2163

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to pedestrians
.

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

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SECTION
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Section
291C-72, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read
as follows:

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Regardless of which half of
the roadway upon which a vehicle is traveling, the
driver of [
a
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the

vehicle shall stop for a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway within a
crosswalk [
when the pedestrian is either:

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(1)
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Upon the half
of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling; or

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(2)
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Approaching the
vehicle so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger,
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and
shall not proceed until the pedestrian has [
passed
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completely exited

the [
vehicle
]
crosswalk
and the driver can safely proceed.

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For purposes of this [
section,
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subsection,
"a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway within a
crosswalk" occurs when any part or extension of the pedestrian, including
any part of the pedestrian's body, wheelchair, cane, crutch, or bicycle, is
beyond the curb or edges of the traversable roadway and moves onto the roadway
within an intersection or crosswalk."

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SECTION
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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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Pedestrians;
Crosswalks; Right-of-way

Description:

Requires the
driver of a vehicle to stop for a pedestrian who is crossing the roadway within
a crosswalk and not to proceed until the pedestrian has completely exited the
crosswalk and the driver can safely proceed.

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