(a) That portion of Union Street extending from Bishop to Hotel Streets in downtown Honolulu is closed to vehicular traffic and is established as a pedestrian mall.
(1) Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful for any person to park, or cause to be parked, or to operate or propel, or cause to be operated or propelled, any vehicle (as defined in this traffic code) upon the mall hereinabove established:
(A) Any person legally entitled as owner, lessee, invitee, or licensee to operate or propel a vehicle in the alley situated on the mauka end of the mall within the easement between the lots bearing the tax map designation 2-1-10-15 and 2-1-10-42 shall be permitted to operate or propel such vehicle, for purposes of ingress and egress, over the portion of the mauka end of the mall between the alley and Bishop Street, the width of which shall be parallel lines connecting the alley to Bishop Street; provided that entry and exit to and from the alley shall be from and to Bishop Street only;
(B) It is lawful to operate or propel a vehicle, for purposes of ingress and egress, over the portion of the mauka end of the mall between the lot bearing the tax map designation 2-1-10-15 and Bishop Street. The director of transportation services shall designate the width of the passageway. In determining the width of the passageway, the director of transportation services shall take into consideration pedestrian safety and adequate ingress and egress for the highrise office/retail complex using lot 2-1-10-15. Entry and exit to and from the lot bearing the tax map designation 2-1-10-15 shall be from and to Bishop Street only; and
(C) The speed limit upon the mall shall not exceed 5 miles per hour.
(b) That portion of Fort Street extending from the makai side of Beretania Street to the mauka side of Queen Street is closed to vehicular traffic and is established as a pedestrian mall.
(1) Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful for any person to park, or cause to be parked, or to operate or propel, or cause to be operated or propelled, any vehicle (as defined in the traffic code) upon the mall hereinabove established; provided that vehicular traffic on Hotel, King, and Merchant Streets crossing the intersections at Hotel and Fort, King and Fort, and Merchant and Fort, respectively, shall be exempted from this section.
(2) Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in subdivision (1), vehicles may be allowed on the mall as specified herein.
(A) Passenger vehicles may be operated on the mall between Beretania and Pauahi Streets at all times for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers for Blaisdell Hotel and the Catholic church; and in addition thereto, vehicles may, under police control, park in the area designated for parking during weddings or funeral services, and other special events held at the Catholic church.
(B) Passenger vehicles may be operated on the mall between Merchant Street and the C. Brewer driveway for the purpose of exiting from the C. Brewer parking lot.
(C) Passenger vehicles loading or unloading passengers at Blaisdell Hotel and the Catholic church shall load or unload passengers only within the area designated for such purposes for the respective establishments.
(D) Any vehicle used by, or serving business firms between any one or more of the following: Bethel Street and Fort Street via Chaplain Lane or the two service alleys situated between Bethel Street and Fort Street may at any time, enter the mall from Chaplain Lane, and shall exit on Pauahi Street; and further, any vehicle used by or serving C. Brewer & Co. may at any time, enter the mall through the existing C. Brewer driveway.
(E) It is lawful during the period from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. of the following day, and all day on Sundays, to operate or propel a vehicle upon the mall for the purpose of delivering property to or receiving the same from a store, shop, office, or other establishment in or upon any premises abutting the mall or for the purpose of cleaning or maintaining the mall, except for that portion of the mall between Merchant Street and Queen Street, where it is lawful to operate or propel a vehicle at any time only for purposes of cleaning or maintaining the mall, providing emergency services or exiting and entering the C. Brewer driveway. A vehicle for cleaning or maintaining the mall may be lawfully operated on the mall pursuant to this paragraph only if it is an “authorized maintenance vehicle.”
(F) Vehicular traffic allowed under this subsection shall travel only upon the area delineated for travel and shall move only in the makai direction, except upon portions between King Street and Merchant Street, where traffic may move in either direction and between Merchant Street and the C. Brewer driveway, where traffic shall move only in the mauka direction; and except further that the direction of bicycle travel shall be subject to paragraph (H). No vehicle shall park at any time for any purpose upon the area clearly delineated for travel.
(G) Passenger vehicles loading or unloading passengers at Blaisdell Hotel and the Catholic church may park for such purpose for a period not exceeding three minutes; and vehicles loading or unloading freight under subsection (b)(2)(E) may park for a period not exceeding 30 minutes.
(H) Bicycles shall be permitted on the mall, provided that unless otherwise provided under this paragraph:
(i) The operators of such bicycles shall be dismounted, but may travel in any direction of the mall; and
(ii) The bicycles shall be parked only in bicycle racks that the city shall provide on the mall for that purpose.
Information and safety officers of the Fort Street Mall business improvement district association or its contractor may ride bicycles upon the mall while in the performance of their duties.
This paragraph shall control over any conflicting provision that may arise should the Fort Street Mall be designated as any type of bikeway.
(I) Pedestrians shall at all times have the right-of-way upon the mall.
(J) The speed limit upon the mall shall not exceed 5 miles per hour.
(K) Mopeds shall be permitted on the mall, provided that:
(i) The moped is not operated on the mall but escorted by the dismounted moped operator, and may be escorted in any direction on the mall; and
(ii) The moped shall only be parked in bicycle racks designated for moped parking by signage of the city.
(c) That portion of College Walk extending from the mauka side of Beretania Street to the makai side of Vineyard Boulevard, and that portion of River Street extending from the mauka side of Beretania Street to the makai side of Kukui Street are closed to vehicular traffic and are established as pedestrian malls.
(1) Right-of-way. Pedestrians shall at all times have the right-of-way upon the malls.
(2) Parking restrictions. Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful for any person to park, or cause to be parked, or to operate or propel, or cause to be operated or propelled, any vehicle (as defined in the traffic code) upon the malls hereinabove established; provided that vehicular traffic on Kukui Street crossing the intersection of Kukui Street and College Walk shall be exempted from this section.
(3) Maintenance thereof. Notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in subsection (c)(2), vehicles may be allowed on the malls as specified herein.
(A) It is lawful to park, operate, or propel a vehicle upon the malls for the purpose of cleaning or otherwise maintaining the malls.
(B) Vehicular traffic allowed under this section shall travel only upon the area delineated for travel. No vehicle shall park at any time for any purpose upon the area clearly delineated for travel, except for the purpose of cleaning or otherwise maintaining the malls.
(4) Vehicular speed limit. No person shall operate or propel, or cause to be operated or propelled, any vehicle at any time upon the malls at a speed in excess of 5 miles per hour.
(5) Exempt vehicles. The prohibition against parking or operating a vehicle upon the malls shall not apply to the driver of any authorized emergency vehicle (as defined in the traffic code) responding to an emergency occurring on the mall area; provided that such exemption shall not relieve the driver of operating the vehicle with due regard for the safety of others.
(Sec. 15-25.1, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 25, § 15-25.1) (Am. Ords. 88-95, 89-8, 89-65, 89-106, 96-58, 02-50, 12-27, 13-30)