§286-207  Exemptions, certainvehicles.  This part shall not apply to the following vehicles, if suchvehicles are in compliance with safety ordinances and rules of the county inwhich they operate and other applicable state safety laws and rules:

(1)  The type of passenger carrying vehicle known as a"sampan bus" within a radius of twenty miles from the city of Hilo,Hawaii;

(2)  Station wagons for the carriage of property;

(3)  Trucks, truck-trailers, trailers or othernonpassenger carrying equipment having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000pounds or less;

(4)  Taxicabs as described in section 271-5(3)(B);

(5)  Passenger carrying vehicles with a seatingcapacity of nine or less used for the transportation of employees to and fromthe jobsite;

(6)  Passenger carrying vehicles used by employeessolely for their own transportation to, from, and during work;

(7)  Passenger carrying vehicles with a gross vehicleweight of 10,000 pounds or less used in car or van pools for the movement ofpassengers to and from work;

(8)  A passenger carrying vehicle used for thetransportation, without compensation, of persons for private, recreational orentertainment purposes;

(9)  A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicleweight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used solely for the transportation,without compensation, of the vehicle owner, the vehicle owner's family orguests;

(10)  A passenger carrying vehicle with a gross vehicleweight rating of 10,000 pounds or less used for the transportation, withoutcompensation, of persons for the furtherance of their physical or mentalrehabilitation or for social welfare activities. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, pt of§1; am L 1979, c 119, §3; gen ch 1985]