A parking spot that was perfectly legal in December 2025 can now cost you $50 in Hawaii. Act 171 took effect on January 1, 2026, and it changed one rule that catches visitors off guard: you cannot park within 20 feet of any crosswalk or intersection in the state. No signs. No painted curbs. No warning.
The law amended HRS 291C-116 to read that “no vehicle shall be parked abutting the curb or edge of a vehicle travel way within 20 feet of a crosswalk or intersection, regardless of the presence or absence of official signs or curb markings.” That last clause is the one that matters. If there’s an intersection, count 20 feet from the crosswalk. If you’re inside that zone, you’re getting a ticket — painted curb or not.
