Parking prohibitions — Hawaii Permit Test

In Hawaii you must not park more than 12 inches from the curb.

A car parked well out from the curb sticks into the lane where traffic is moving.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

In Hawaii you must not park where less than 10 feet of the width of the street would remain for traffic to move freely.

A fire truck cannot squeeze past a car that leaves only a sliver of the street open.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

Hawaii prohibits double parking, on the roadway side of a car stopped at the edge of the road, whether or not you stay in your vehicle.

A double-parked car blocks a whole lane even if the driver is sitting in it.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

In Hawaii you must not park on a public street or highway for a continuous period of more than 24 hours.

A car left for days on a street takes a space and hides anything behind it.

On a public street or highway for a continuous period of more than 24 hours.

In Hawaii you must not park on a bridge, an elevated structure or in a tunnel.

A car stopped in a tunnel has traffic coming at it with no shoulder to go around.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

In Hawaii you must not park on any public road to repair (except in an emergency), wash, or display a vehicle for sale.

A car up on a jack at the roadside puts a person working in the path of traffic.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

In Hawaii you must not park on or so close to a crosswalk that your vehicle blocks other drivers' view of pedestrians.

A van parked at the crosswalk hides a child stepping out until it is too late to brake.

Parking is prohibited in the following locations:

In Hawaii you must not park so that your vehicle extends outside a marked parking space, unless the vehicle is larger than the space.

A car over the line takes two spaces and squeezes the next driver's door.

When your vehicle extends outside of a marked parking space except when your vehicle is larger than the marked space.

In Hawaii you must not park in the access aisle next to an accessible parking space, which must be kept clear for wheelchair lifts and ramps.

A car in the striped aisle leaves a wheelchair user unable to get out of their own van.

The access aisle must be kept clear to allow for the deployment of a wheelchair lift/ramp and other mobility assistance devices.

How far from the curb may you park, at most?

12 inches. A car parked well out from the curb sticks into the lane where traffic is moving. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.28: “Parking is prohibited in the following locations:”