(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), no person shall ride on any vehicle or any portion of a vehicle, nor shall the operator of any vehicle permit any person to ride on any vehicle or any portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
(b) Persons may ride or be permitted by the vehicle operator to ride in a vehicle or portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers under the following circumstances:
(1) When riding within a trailer in a space intended for merchandise;
(2) When engaging in the necessary discharge of an employment duty; or
(3) When riding in the bed or load-carrying area of a truck;
provided that persons riding in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck shall be subject to HRS § 291-14, whether or not engaging in the necessary discharge of an employment duty.
(Sec. 15-24.5, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 24, § 15-24.5) (Am. Ord. 89-130)