State laws Hawaii
From Service Dog Training
State laws in Hawaii. These are the laws that apply to service dogs already in the state. Hawaii has very strict requirements for people entering the state with service dogs. I am working on gathering those regulations and will post them soon.
Public access
"§347-13 Blind, partially blind, physically handicapped; public places; public conveyances. (a) The blind, visually handicapped, and otherwise physically disabled are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, street cars, boats, or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
b) Every blind, deaf, or visually or physically handicapped person shall have the right to be accompanied by a guide, signal, or service dog, especially trained for the purpose, in any of the places listed in subsection (a) without being required to pay an extra charge for the guide, signal, or service dog; provided that the blind, deaf, or visually or physically handicapped person shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog. No such dog shall be considered dangerous merely because it is unmuzzled."
Quarantine
"[§142-5.5] Guide, signal, or service dogs. Any person with a disability who uses the services of a guide, signal, or service dog, as defined in section 515-3, shall be permitted to reside on site for the duration of quarantine, if housing is available. [L 1991, c 178, §3]"
Summary
This statute specifically permits service dogs in all public accommodations. In addition, it permits those with disabilities the right to use a life jacket or flotation device in a public swimming pool. Funny what laws get lumped together isn't it?
State laws may be superseded by the ADA. For the text of the ADA, click here. For general information about service dogs, click here. If you are looking for information on service dogs in places of business, check out our Information for businesses.
All opinions and summaries on this page are my own and should not be construed as legal advice. If you are in need of advice on the state or federal laws applicable to service dogs you should contact a lawyer. Last revised 10/6/2009
