California has a very tough stance against speed contests and sideshows, which originated in the Bay Area, specifically in Oakland - the birthplace of a sideshow. But there are some comparisons between the state of California and the state of Hawaii in regards to not only speed contests, but also the issue of sideshows. Both speed contests and sideshows are evidenced by recent social media posts that I've been trying to investigate for a few years regarding the illegal activity that also puts people in danger, such as a sideshow in West Oakland that was captured live on television.
So how did the state of Hawaii fare in regards to both speed contests and sideshows? Well, my research on laws regarding sideshows reveal that Hawaii does have a provision regarding speed contests, but failed to mention sideshows in my research of the island state - which is my focus of this short investigative blog.
SPEED CONTEST AND SIDESHOW LAWS - THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA VS. STATE OF HAWAII
The state of California has provisions against speed contests and sideshows in the state. California State Vehicle Code §23109 (including subsections A-D) states the clear definition of speed contests and sideshows, which has been going on in Oakland for many years, such as the Golden Gate Bridge reported by a local San Francisco station and sideshows in the Port of Oakland. Between the year 2001 and 2005, the number of citations widely varied between subsection A and subsection D, which overall indicated the number of arrested reported by the California Highway Patrol (CHP). By crunching the average number of citations based on the available data, the average number of citations total around 901.
Hawaii's law does mention "Racing on Highways" (which translates to "Speed Contests" in California in their jurisdiction) under Hawaii State Code §291C-103. In the provision, they include subsections for "drag race" (b), "racing" (c), and "exhibition of speed or acceleration" (d) - but no such mention of "sideshows." The provisions for the three subsections are similar to those of California, but minus the sideshow provision.
Upon my conclusion, I find that the state of Hawaii failed to address where the "sideshow" part falls under. California's definition of "sideshows" is defined as to drive in circles, stepping their pedals at high speed to create marks in order to burn rubber. This has been a regular occurance at various parking lots in both the Bay Area and in the Central Valley - particularly in Stockton, where for example, the Stockton police chief said that their members of the police department took to the streets of Stockton, Sacramento, and Modesto to find cars that were involved in the illegal activity within the Stockton city limits in June 2015. But my questions are raised in regards to the concern of not only illegal activity, but also sideshows in the state of Hawaii.
As the state of California explicitly said about the illegal activity in regards to speed contests and sideshows, the state of Hawaii has some tough questions to answer in regards to their provision that failed to include sideshows despite being relatively low and nearly non-existent. Whenever Hawaii plans to put that provision into place is going to be the responsibility of the state - putting their taxpayers at risk of forking over their funds to repave and repair some of the streets and highways caused by the illegal activity.
But there is more to this blog that I'll discuss perhaps next time that includes a connection to Santa Clara County - for now, below is an example that I found out about recently which shows an example of the possible illegal activity in Hawaii. This includes a sideshow performed in Hawaii - I only found out about the video post through my own investigation. The video(s) may contain explicit content and/or offensive language.
Original Work: Kyle Chak
E-mail: chak595301@gmail.com
Twitter: @KyleSChak
REMARKS: This blog originates in Santa Clara County, California and is meant to get the facts. The video is posted by a different user and not the blogger. The blogger is not responsible for external links. Please do not repost this blog without permission unless authorized by the author of this blog. The actual names of the vehicle code in the states may differ than those written in this blog.
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