(a) It is unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in an unmetered parking stall within the areas described in subsection (d), unless the vehicle has affixed thereon a decal evidencing that a parking permit has been issued to the person by the chief engineer of the department of facility maintenance or the chief engineer’s authorized representative authorizing the person to park within those areas.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Park a vehicle outside of a designated parking stall within the areas provided for parking by city and county officials and employees, described in subsection (d);
(2) Disregard or violate any direction, instruction, or restriction indicated by or on appropriate signs and markings posted in or about the areas described in subsection (d); or
(3) Travel at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour within the areas described in subsection (d).
(c) Members of the police department and other persons authorized by the chief of police are authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle parked within the areas described in subsection (d) when:
(1) The vehicle does not display the decal required to be displayed under subsection (a); or
(2) The vehicle is not parked wholly within a designated stall and straddles an adjoining stall.
(d) Except as specified otherwise, the chief engineer of the department of facility maintenance is authorized to designate by appropriate signs or markings or both all parking areas described in this subsection for the exclusive use of officials and employees of the city, employees of the city and State whose offices are within the joint traffic management center, and employees of the civic center child care facility. The chief engineer is authorized to issue parking permits under this section, upon receiving application therefor on forms furnished by the chief engineer and payment of the applicable monthly permit fee described in subsection (e). The designated parking areas are as follows:
(1) Except for off-street parking areas serving fire stations and fire repair facilities, all city off-street parking areas in the area bounded by Ward Avenue, Kinau Street, Lusitana Street, H-1 Freeway, Nuuanu Stream, North Nimitz Highway, South Nimitz Highway, and Ala Moana Boulevard. These parking areas are under the jurisdiction of the department of facility maintenance. Included in the city off-street parking area is the joint traffic management center parking garage located at the Ewa corner of S. King and Kealamakai Streets, which includes floors P-2, P-3, P-4, P-5, and P-6;
(2) The Kapalama Hale parking facility located at the Ewa corner of Dillingham Boulevard and Alakawa Street; and
(3) The Alapai parking facility located at the Waikiki makai corner of Alapai and Beretania Streets, which includes floors P-1, P-2, P-3, B-1, and B-2. These parking areas are under the jurisdiction of the chief of police. The chief of police of the city is authorized and directed to designate all parking areas by appropriate signs or markings or both for the exclusive use of officials and employees of the city. The chief of police is authorized to issue, upon receipt of an application therefor on forms furnished by the chief of police and payment of the applicable monthly parking fee, permits for parking in the facility described in this subdivision.
The chief engineer and the chief of police may charge a fee of $15 for each parking decal that is replaced due to being lost, stolen, misplaced, or not returned.
(e) Any city official or employee, including any elective or appointive official, any employee of the city and State whose offices are within the joint traffic management center, and any employee of the civic center child care facility, who applies for and receives a parking permit under this section shall pay a fee for parking in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Unassigned covered stall is the same rate as the fare for an adult monthly pass as provided for in § 15B-2.1;
(2) Assigned covered stall is $15 more than the unassigned covered stalls per month;
(3) Assigned covered stall assigned to an elected or appointed official or employee of the city is $40 more than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month;
(4) Assigned tandem covered stall is $10 less than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month;
(5) Assigned uncovered stall is $5 more than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month;
(6) Assigned uncovered stall assigned to an elected or appointed official or employee of the city is $40 more than the rate for unassigned uncovered stalls per month;
(7) Unassigned uncovered stall is $10 less than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month;
(8) Unassigned uncovered satellite stall with transit pass for commuting to working place not less than 0.375 miles away is $15 less than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month;
(9) Assigned tandem uncovered stall is $20 less than the rate for unassigned covered stalls per month; and
(10) Carpool unassigned covered or uncovered stalls:
(A) Two occupants: 75 percent of specified rate;
(B) Three occupants: 50 percent of specified rate; and
(C) Four or more occupants: no charge.
(f) Appointive members of boards and commissions are entitled to park free of charge in areas that are set aside for such parking.
(g) A city official or employee who is the primary driver of a vehicle clearly identifiable on its exterior as a ridesharing vehicle provided under the State department of transportation’s ridesharing program qualifies for the applicable carpool fees established in subsection (e), based on the number of passengers assigned to the vehicle under the State’s program. Other than the primary driver of the vehicle, the other occupants need not be city officials or employees.
(h) The chief engineer and the chief of police shall also set aside areas where city and county vehicles not assigned to specific city officials and that are used for the conduct of daily city business (motor pool cars) are to be parked. No fee will be assessed for parking these vehicles.
(i) The chief engineer and the chief of police are also authorized and directed to establish, mark, and designate metered and unmetered parking stalls within the areas designated in subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), and (d)(3).
(j) The chief engineer and the chief of police shall also post appropriate signs in and about the parking areas under their respective jurisdictions to indicate the type of parking in effect and in the case of metered parking spaces, the times during which meter fees are in effect.
(k) Bicycles, motorcycles, motor scooters, and mopeds. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, portions of the parking facilities that are not designated as parking stalls must be designated for the parking of bicycles, motorcycles, motor scooters, and mopeds as defined in HRS § 291C-1, free of charge.
(Sec. 15-16.5, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 16, § 15-16.5) (Am. Ords. 89-78, 92-24, 94-03, 95-30, 01-50, 04-21, 11-13, 12-36, 16-22, 21-7)