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

(b)  Exhibition of certificates.  Where acertificate, permit, rating, or license is required for an airman by the UnitedStates, it shall be kept in the airman's personal possession when the airman isoperating within the State and shall be presented for inspection upon thedemand of any public officer, or any other officer of the State or of amunicipality or member, official, or employee of the department oftransportation authorized pursuant to section 261-17 to enforce the aeronauticslaws, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon whichthe aircraft lands, or upon the reasonable request of any person. [L 1947, c32, pt of §1; RL 1955, §15-21; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §26; HRS §261-15; gen ch1985]