National Crash Responder Safety Week: Slow Down and Move Over

November 17-21, 2025, is National Crash Responder Safety Week

Please join the Maui Police Department in honoring this year's theme, "Safety Starts With You – Slow Down and Move Over!"

This Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW), and every week, we urge you to know, share, and follow Hawaii’s Move Over Law.

The “Move Over Law” requires motorists to slow down to a prudent speed, or if safe, make a lane change into the adjacent lane of travel when approaching an emergency vehicle with its emergency lights flashing.

An “emergency vehicle” means a:

Police department vehicle

Fire department vehicle

Emergency Medical Services vehicle

State Department of Law Enforcement Division vehicle

Department of Land and Natural Resources Division vehicle

Towing service vehicle