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Council committee amends Honolulu 'wheelies' bill to target motorized two-wheelers
Summary
The Committee on Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation voted to amend Bill 61 (2024) to narrow prohibited 'wheelies' to motorized devices and advanced the measure for further readings after legal and administrative clarifications.
The Committee on Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation on Feb. 11 amended Bill 61 (2024) to narrow its prohibition on performing "wheelies" to motorized devices and sent the revised bill forward for a second-reading passage and a public hearing. The amendment changes definitions and scope to focus on electric bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles rather than traditional, non-motorized bicycles.
The change was introduced verbally by Council Vice Chair Heidi Weier and accepted by the committee after the city Department of Transportation Services and Deputy Corporation Counsel said the revisions resolve conflicts with state code and give counties temporary authority to adopt special rules during emergencies. "I just saw another wheelie right in front of me the other day," Vice Chair Weier told…
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