My boyfriend took a photo of a blue stop sign in Honolulu, HI. I’ve tried looking it up on the internet but can’t find anything that explains why it would be blue instead of red. We think it’s funny and we’re curious about it. Does anyone out there know why?
The standard stop sign used in Hawaii is red. The blue sign you saw must be on private property. Many malls use a blue stop sign, while others use the standard red. I don’t know why, but I know they exist. I have never seen a blue stop sign anywhere other than on private property.
I found some additional information. The standard stop sign in Hawaii is red, as regulated by the federal government. Private landowners have used other colored stop signs and one-way signs so they don’t appear to be official signs. It is explained in detail in the referenced article Honolulu Star-Bulletin
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Why are some stop signs blue?
My boyfriend took a photo of a blue stop sign in Honolulu, HI. I’ve tried looking it up on the internet but can’t find anything that explains why it would be blue instead of red. We think it’s funny and we’re curious about it. Does anyone out there know why?
Some stop signs are blue because in places that have to do with water, like Hawaii, the Jersey Shore, and Florida, they made their street stop signs blue, but the stop signs on the safety swingarms of school buses and ice cream trucks are still red and octagons. All stop signs are octagons.
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There are blue signs on Kaneohe in Windward Mall. It is private property.
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The railway’s answer is far, because we don’t have a railway! Sorry. I believe the reason for private property, especially since I know the stop signs at Windward Mall are blue.
The reason some of the stop signs are blue – according to my driving instructor – is that the land the property is on (i.e. a mall) is owned by Kam Schools.
I hope I understood this information correctly.
Source(s): Oahu resident
Because blue attacks don’t hurt you if you stand still.
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I agree with Amanda above me. I was told that for color blind people the sign is visible to them. There are blue stop signs in Kapolei, HI.