Chapter 18 Public Transportation

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P UBLIC T RANSPORTATION § 18-37.15 Section 18-37.15. Appeals. An applicant whose application for a taxicab license has been denied, revoked or suspended by the director of finance may file within thirty days after receipt of said revocation, suspension or denial an appeal for a hearing with the commission. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 29.)18-37.15 Section 18-37.16. Trade names and markings. The director shall have the power to approve or disapprove the use of a trade name or marking by a taxicab or taxicab company. A trade name or marking may be disapproved if its use may cause confusion or misidentification, or it is in any other way undesirable. (1990, ord 90-19, sec 30.)18-37.16 Section 18-37.17. Shared-ride taxi service. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this article to the contrary, any taxicab company or operator may provide public transit service by participating in a County- sponsored shared-ride taxi program. (1990, ord 90-37, sec 6.)18-37.17 Division 2. Driver’s Permit. Section 18-38. Permit required; content. No person shall drive a taxicab without first obtaining a taxicab driver’s permit from the director of finance. The permit shall be mounted in a prominent place within the taxicab being driven by the person to whom it was issued. The permit shall be mounted so that it is visible to all passengers. The permit shall bear a permit number, the name of the person, name of the taxicab company, and a recent color photograph of the person, two copies of which shall be furnished by the applicant, the photograph to be no less than three inches in height and two inches in width. It shall be a violation of this section for any person to alter such taxicab driver’s certificate. (1983 CC, c 18, art 2, sec 18-38; am 1990, ord 90-19, sec 7; am 2008, ord 08-107, sec 8; Am 2009, ord 09-74, sec 3.)18-38 Section 18-39. Issuance requirements; exception. No taxicab driver’s permit shall be issued to any person unless such person shall: (1) Have a reasonable knowledge of the traffic laws of the County; (2) Have a reasonable knowledge of the locations of streets, roads, and highways, and of important County and State buildings and places within the County; (3) Be able to speak and understand the English language well enough to converse satisfactorily with English-speaking people, except that this paragraph shall not apply to any applicant whose sole occupation from September 1, 1955, has been that of a taxicab driver; (4) Be eighteen years of age or older at the time of application; (5) Have a valid State of Hawai‘i driver’s license; and 18-19