Chapter 18 Public Transportation

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§ 18-31 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE “Waiting time” means the period during which a taxicab is standing at the direction of or on behalf of a passenger for hire and the time consumed due to traffic delays while transporting a passenger for hire, which time is automatically computed by the taximeter when the speed of the vehicle falls at or below the speed at which the fare computed using the basic distance rate is equal to the fare computed using the basic time rate. (1983 CC, c 18, art 2, sec 18-31; am 1990, ord 90-19, sec 4; ord 90-37, sec 2.)18-31 Section 18-32. Certificate of public convenience and necessity. No person or company shall operate a taxicab without first obtaining from the commission a certificate declaring that the public convenience and necessity require the operation and service, in accordance with section 18-6 of this chapter. The procedure for obtaining a certificate to operate a taxicab is hereby established. (a) An applicant for a certificate to operate a taxicab shall submit an application to the director at least forty-five days before a scheduled meeting of the commission. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $10 and shall contain the following information: (1) The full name and address of applicant. (A) If applicant is a partnership, the full name and address of all partners. (B) If applicant is a corporation or association, the full name and address of all the officers and directors thereof. (2) A statement detailing any previous experience in the taxicab business, if any, of the applicant, the partners, or if the applicant is a corporation or association, the officers and directors thereof. (3) A criminal abstract of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, then a criminal abstract of the partners. If the applicant is a corporation or association, then a criminal abstract of the officers, directors, and supervising employees thereof, including the general manager, if any. (4) The number of taxicabs the applicant desires to operate. (5) The passenger capacity of each vehicle the applicant intends to use as a taxicab according to the manufacturer’s rating, along with the type of vehicle to be used and the name of the manufacturer. (6) Written assurance that each vehicle employed under this certificate shall be kept clean and in good mechanical and physical condition at all times. (7) The insurance proposed to be carried, the amount and name of provider. (8) Details of the service to be provided, including the geographic area of the island to be served and the hours of the proposed service. (9) Any written evidence available to support the contention by the applicant that the public convenience and necessity justify the issuance of this certificate. The burden of proof of this is on the applicant. 18-10