Red light rules — Hawaii Permit Test

At a red light you must stop at the stop line; with no stop line, before entering any crosswalk; and with neither, before entering the intersection.

A car that stops in the crosswalk forces walkers out around it into moving traffic.

A Red Light means that you must stop:

In Hawaii, after stopping at a red light you may turn right unless a sign prohibits it.

A driver who sits at every red for a right turn backs up the lane for no reason.

After stopping, you may turn right except when a sign prohibits such movement.

When you turn right on a red light, you must yield to all pedestrians and all vehicles.

A driver turning on red who watches only for cars runs down a walker in the crosswalk.

You must yield to all pedestrians and all vehicles when making such a turn.

After stopping, Hawaii lets you turn left on a red light from a one-way street into a one-way street where traffic moves to the left, unless a sign prohibits it.

A driver who turns left on red from a two-way street swings across oncoming lanes that have the green.

After stopping you may also turn left on a red light from a one-way street into a one-way street where traffic is moving to the left, except when a sign prohibits such movement.

At a red light with no stop line, where must you stop?

Before entering any crosswalk. A car that stops in the crosswalk forces walkers out around it into moving traffic. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.39: “A Red Light means that you must stop:”