§261-15  Federal airman and aircraft
certificates.  (a)  Operation without, unlawful.  It shall be unlawful for
any person to operate or cause or authorize to be operated any civil aircraft
within the State unless the aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate,
permit, or license issued by the United States, if the certificate, permit, or
license is required by the United States.  It shall be unlawful for any person
to engage in aeronautics as an airman in the State unless the person has an
appropriate effective airman certificate, permit, rating, or license issued by
the United States authorizing the person to engage in the particular class of
aeronautics in which the person is engaged, if such certificate, permit,
rating, or license is required by the United States.



(b)  Exhibition of certificates.  Where a
certificate, permit, rating, or license is required for an airman by the United
States, it shall be kept in the airman's personal possession when the airman is
operating within the State and shall be presented for inspection upon the
demand of any public officer, or any other officer of the State or of a
municipality or member, official, or employee of the department of
transportation authorized pursuant to section 261-17 to enforce the aeronautics
laws, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which
the aircraft lands, or upon the reasonable request of any person. [L 1947, c
32, pt of §1; RL 1955, §15-21; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; HRS §261-15; gen ch
1985]