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HI Rev Stat § 287-45 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|287. Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|287-45 Exceptions.

 §287-45 Exceptions. This chapter, except for section 287-20 shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision thereof; nor, except for sections 287-4 and 287-37, with respect to any motor vehicle which is subject to the requirements of chapter 288. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; am L 1951, c 184, §1; RL 1955, §160-123; HRS §287-45]
HI Rev Stat § 287-46 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|287. Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|287-46 Chapter supplemental to traffic ordinances and motor vehicle laws.

 §287-46 Chapter supplemental to traffic ordinances and motor vehicle laws. This chapter shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of any ordinance relating to traffic or motor vehicles, except as herein provided, or the state law relating thereto, but shall be construed as supplemental thereto. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-124; HRS §287-46]
HI Rev Stat § 287-47 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|287. Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|287-47 Other relief available.

 §287-47 Other relief available. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action from obtaining relief upon process provided by any provision of law. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-125; HRS §287-47]
HI Rev Stat § 287-48 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|287. Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act|287-48 Application of chapter to suspensions and revocations prior to January 1, 1950.

 §287-48 Application of chapter to suspensions and revocations prior to January 1, 1950. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the administrators of the several counties may accept the prescribed proof of financial responsibility from any person whose license has been suspended or revoked on account of a conviction based on an offense occurring prior to January 1, 1950, and who now applies for the issuance of a license. Upon acceptance of such proof, the duration, cancellation, or return thereof shall be governed by section 287-40.  The administrators may also waive the requirement of furnishing such proof if the person mentioned in the preceding paragraph, for a period of three years prior to the person's application for a license, has not been convicted of any additional offense or offenses which would require or permit the suspension or revocation of a license. [L 1949, c 393, pt of §2; am L 1953, c 81, §1; RL 1955, §160-126; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §287-48; am L 1980, c 84, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1992, c 120, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 288-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-1 Application of chapter.

 §288-1 Application of chapter. This chapter shall not be applicable to any common carrier subject to section 269-21. [L 1943, c 171, §2; RL 1945, §7430; RL 1955, §160-140; HRS §288-1] Note  Section 269-21 referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 288-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-2 Definitions.

  §288-2 Definitions. As used herein:  "Motor vehicle common carrier of passengers" means and includes every corporation, joint stock association, person, individual, firm, association of persons, lessee, trustee, receiver, or personal representative appointed by any court, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor vehicle, directly or indirectly, for public use in the transportation of passengers for compensation over any public street or highway within any of the several counties of the State;  "Policy of insurance" or "insurance" includes the certificate referred to in sections 288-3 and 288-4. [L 1941, c 186, §5; am L 1943, c 171, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7429; am L 1953, c 268, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-141; HRS §288-2; am L 1976, c 200, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 288-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-3 Common carriers of passengers to be insured.

 §288-3 Common carriers of passengers to be insured. It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle common carrier of passengers to operate upon or use the public streets or highways of the several counties until it has filed with the treasurer or director of finance of the county in which it is to operate the written certificate of any insurer duly authorized to do business in the State certifying that there is in effect a policy of liability insurance for the benefit of the carrier. [L 1953, c 268, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-142; HRS §288-3]
HI Rev Stat § 288-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-4 Conditions of policy.

 §288-4 Conditions of policy. The policy of insurance shall insure the common carrier named therein against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the operation of the common carrier, the limits of which policy of insurance shall not be less than the standard public liability limit of $5,000 for bodily injury to or death of any one person in any one accident and subject to such limitation for one person, not less than $10,000 for bodily injuries to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and not less than $5,000 for liability for damage to property of others for any one accident. Before the certificate referred to in section 288-3 is filed, the insurer shall file a copy of the form of policy of insurance referred to in the certificate with the treasurer or director of finance of each county in which any such certificate is filed. [L 1953, c 268, pt of §1; RL 1955, §160-143; HRS §288-4]
HI Rev Stat § 288-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-5 Bond in lieu of insurance, allowed when.

 §288-5 Bond in lieu of insurance, allowed when. In lieu of the policy of insurance, any common carrier who has exhausted all reasonable means of securing the foregoing insurance but has been refused the same, may deposit with the treasurer or director of finance a surety bond, payable to the county in which it is to operate, in the principal sum of $5,000, with adequate sureties justifying thereon pursuant to section 78-20, and approved by the county auditor or director of finance. If the surety or sureties on the bond are other than a surety company authorized to do business under the laws of the State, there shall be not more than four such sureties who shall severally justify in such amounts as, taken together, will aggregate the full amount of the bond. In the case of such other sureties the auditor or director of finance shall require that the sureties shall also severally deposit with the auditor or director of finance bonds, stocks, or other negotiable securities, or execute and deliver to the auditor or director of finance a deed or deeds of trust of real property, all of such character as are satisfactory to the auditor or director of finance, each surety to furnish such security to the full cash value of one hundred per cent of the amount for which the surety has so justified; provided that if there be but one personal surety the one personal surety shall so justify for the full amount of the bond. The bond shall be conditioned on the payment, up to the sum of $5,000, of any final judgment procured against the common carrier for the death of or personal injury to any person or persons or loss or damage to property of another or any accident or omission connected with the operation of the common carrier. [L 1941, c 186, §2; am L 1943, c 171, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7432; RL 1955, §160-144; HRS §288-5; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 288-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-6 Bond prerequisite to license.

 §288-6 Bond prerequisite to license. No license shall be issued in any county under section 445-222 unless and until the applicant therefor deposits with the treasurer or director of finance of the county a policy of insurance or a bond as hereinabove described. [L 1941, c 186, §3; am L 1943, c 171, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7433; RL 1955, §160-145; HRS §288-6] Note  Section 445-222 referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 288-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-7 Cancellation of insurance, revocation of license.

 §288-7 Cancellation of insurance, revocation of license. The policy of insurance or bond shall be subject to cancellation only after ten days' written notice filed with the treasurer or director of finance of the county, or upon surrender of the license issued for the vehicle involved under section 445-222, or upon the filing of a substitute policy of insurance or bond complying with this chapter. Upon cancellation of any such policy of insurance or bond without the filing of a substitute therefor the county treasurer or director of finance shall immediately recall, confiscate, and cancel the license issued under section 445-222 for the vehicle involved. [L 1941, c 186, §4; am L 1943, c 171, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7434; RL 1955, §160-146; HRS §288-7] Note  Section 445-222 referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 288-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|288. Common Carriers, Compulsory Insurance|288-8 Penalty.

 §288-8 Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1941, c 186, §6; RL 1945, §7435; RL 1955, §160-147; HRS §288-8]
HI Rev Stat § 289-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-1 Definitions.

 §289-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Business" includes any activities engaged in by any person or organization or caused to be engaged in by the person or it for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect.  "Director of finance" means the director of finance of each county.  "Engaged in business", "engaging in business", and equivalent expressions mean commencing, conducting, or continuing in, holding oneself out by advertising, or any other means of being in a business, as well as liquidating a business when the liquidator thereof holds oneself out to be conducting the business. However, making or negotiating a casual or isolated sale or purchase is not engaging in business, but the sale or negotiation for the purchase by any person, during any period of one year, of more than three used motor vehicle parts or accessories (except as an incident to the established business of a licensed seller) shall be presumptive evidence that the person negotiating for, or effecting such sale or purchase is engaging in the business of selling or negotiating the purchase of used motor vehicle parts or accessories and that, if unlicensed pursuant to this chapter, the person negotiating for, or effecting such sale or purchase is violating section 289-2 of this chapter.  "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled.  "Retail", "sale at retail", "retail sale", and equivalent expressions, mean the act or attempted act of selling a used motor vehicle part or accessory to a person for use as a consumer.  "Sale", "selling", and equivalent expressions, mean the act or attempted act, either as principal or an agent or in any capacity whatsoever, of selling, bartering, exchanging, or otherwise disposing of, or negotiating, or offering, or attempting to negotiate, the sale, purchase, or exchange of, or any interest in, a used motor vehicle part or accessory.  "Used motor vehicle part or accessory" means a motor vehicle part or motor vehicle accessory which has been the subject of prior sale at retail, either individually or attached to a motor vehicle as a component part or accessory thereof.  "Wholesale", "sale at wholesale", "wholesale sale", and equivalent expressions mean any sale other than a retail sale. [L 1967, c 277, §2; HRS §289-1; gen ch 1985] Revision Note  Definitions rearranged.
HI Rev Stat § 289-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-2 Unlicensed person not to engage in business.

 §289-2 Unlicensed person not to engage in business. It shall be unlawful for any person or organization, not duly licensed under this chapter, to engage in the business of:  (1) Purchasing or selling used motor vehicle parts or accessories; or  (2) Engaging in the business of wrecking, salvaging, or dismantling motor vehicles for the purpose of reselling the parts or accessories thereof. [L 1967, c 277, §3; HRS 289-2; am L 1984, c 276, §9] Cross References  Motor vehicle repairs, see chapter 437B.
HI Rev Stat § 289-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-3 Application for a license.

 §289-3 Application for a license. (a) Any person desiring to engage in any business described in section 289-2 shall file an application for a license therefor with the director of finance. The application for a license shall be made on the form prescribed by the director of finance and shall contain the following information:  (1) Name of applicant and location of principal place of business;  (2) The kind or nature of the business or businesses enumerated in section 289-2 which is to be conducted;  (3) Name or style under which the business is to be conducted;  (4) Name and address of each owner or partner, and, if a corporation, the names of the officers and directors;  (5) Address of each place of business at which the business is to be conducted;  (6) A statement showing whether or not the applicant has previously applied for a license under this chapter and the result of the application, and whether or not the applicant has ever been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended;  (7) If the applicant is a corporation or copartnership, a statement showing whether or not any of the partners, employees, officers, or directors has been refused such a license, or has been the holder of such a license which was revoked or suspended.  (b) Prior to the expiration of a license issued under this chapter, in lieu of an application for any renewal of a license as required herein, the director of finance may accept a verified certificate signed by the licensee showing that there has been no change, or no change with specified exceptions, since the last filing of an application in respect to:  (1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors;  (2) Location of offices, or principal place of business; and  (3) That no proceeding is pending for the suspension or revocation of the licensee's existing license.  (c) A fee of $10 shall accompany each application for a license. [L 1967, c 277, §4; HRS §289-3]
HI Rev Stat § 289-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-4 Issuance of license.

 §289-4 Issuance of license. The director of finance shall file each application received by the director of finance with the required fee and, when satisfied that the applicant, if an individual, or each of the partners or principal officers of the applicant, if a partnership or corporation, is of good moral character and that the applicant, so far as can be ascertained, has complied with and will comply with this chapter and the laws of the State relating to registration of motor vehicles, shall issue to the applicant a license permitting the applicant to engage in the business described in the applicant's application, at the address or addresses therein specified until June 30 next following the date of issuance of the license unless sooner terminated, suspended, or revoked. All applications for renewal of license shall be filed on or before June 30 of each year together with the applicable fees. [L 1967, c 277, §5; HRS §289-4; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 289-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-5 Suspension and revocation of license.

 §289-5 Suspension and revocation of license. The director of finance shall suspend or revoke a license, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard by the licensee, if the director of finance finds:  (1) The license was fraudulently procured or erroneously issued; or  (2) The licensee or any partner or principal officer of the licensee, if a partnership or a corporation, has failed to comply with this chapter or the laws of the State relating to the registration of motor vehicles; or  (3) The licensee has been guilty of a fraudulent act in connection with selling or otherwise dealing in a wrecked or rebuilt motor vehicle or in dealing in used motor vehicle parts or accessories; or  (4) The licensee has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, and not pardoned; or  (5) In case the licensee is a corporation, partnership, trust, or other business association, the director of finance may revoke or suspend the license in the event the director of finance finds that any officer, director, trustee, employee, or partner of the licensee has been guilty of any act or omission which would be cause for revoking or suspending a license issued to such officer, director, trustee, employee, or partner as an individual; or the director of finance's findings may be based on facts contained in the application, or any other information the director of finance may have, or both. [L 1967, c 277, §6; HRS §289-5; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Conviction of a crime as disqualification, see §831-3.1.
HI Rev Stat § 289-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-6 Records to be kept.

 §289-6 Records to be kept. Every licensee shall keep a record, and maintain it for three years, in the form the director of finance prescribes, of the purchases, consignments, sales, and exchanges, moneys, commissions, or any other thing of value paid or agreed to be paid to any person for each wrecked, salvaged, or rebuilt motor vehicle, used motor vehicle part or accessory purchased, sold, consigned to be sold, or exchanged, and the records shall be at all times open to the inspection of the director of finance, or the director of finance's authorized representative, or any police officer. The records shall contain:  (1) The name, address, and driver's license number of all persons from whom any wrecked, salvaged, or rebuilt motor vehicle, or used motor vehicle part or accessory is purchased or received, the date of their receipt or acquisition, and the consideration given;  (2) The name and address of any person to whom any wrecked, salvaged, or rebuilt motor vehicle, or used motor vehicle part or accessory is sold, consigned to be sold, or otherwise exchanged, the consideration received therefor, and its date of disposition;  (3) The name and address of any person who has received any money, commissions, or anything of value, or to whom the same is due and owing, in connection with the sale or purchase of any such motor vehicle, or used motor vehicle part or accessory; and  (4) A description of every such motor vehicle, used motor vehicle part, or accessory, including the identifying number or numbers for each such motor vehicle or used motor vehicle part or accessory. [L 1967, c 277, §7; HRS §289-6; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 289-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-7 Director of finance to maintain records.

 §289-7 Director of finance to maintain records. The director of finance shall promulgate, pursuant to chapter 91, the rules and regulations necessary for the carrying out of this chapter and also prescribe the forms for the applications, licenses, and other documents mentioned herein, and shall create and maintain in the director of finance's office an appropriate filing system to accommodate the records required to be filed with the director of finance by this chapter. [L 1967, c 277, §8; HRS §289-7; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 289-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|289. Used Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories|289-8 Penalties.

 §289-8 Penalties. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule or regulation promulgated by the director of finance under authority of this chapter, for the violation of which no penalty is provided by law, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500. [L 1967, c 277, §9; HRS §289-8]
HI Rev Stat § 290-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles|290. Abandoned Vehicles|290-1 Disposition by counties of certain abandoned vehicles.

  §290-1 Disposition by counties of certain abandoned vehicles. (a) The counties shall cause vehicles that have been abandoned to be taken into custody within ten business days of abandonment. For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is defined to be abandoned by an ordinance of the county in which the vehicle is located. In the absence of such an ordinance, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours and it is unlawfully parked on any public highway or other public property or private lands defined as a setback, shoulder, easement, or right of way that is adjacent to or part of a public highway. The mayors of the several counties may designate an agency within their counties to carry out the functions and requirements of this section. For the purposes of this subsection, "agency" means any office, department, or other governmental unit of the county.  (b) The Hawaii public housing authority may cause vehicles that have been abandoned on any public housing property owned, managed, or administered by the Hawaii public housing authority to be taken into custody and disposed of. For the purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours after a notice is conspicuously posted on the vehicle that the vehicle is subject to disposal pursuant to this subsection.  (c) At the request of the landowner, a county may cause vehicles to be taken into custody and disposed of that have been abandoned on roads for which dedication to the State or county is pending. For purposes of this subsection, a vehicle is deemed abandoned if it is left unattended for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours after a notice is conspicuously posted on the vehicle stating that the vehicle is subject to disposal pursuant to this subsection. [L 1949, c 194, pt of §1; RL 1955, pt of §138-32; am L 1967, c 267, pt of §1; HRS §290-1; am L 1984, c 261, §1; am L 1992, c 238, §1; am L 1997, c 350, §14; am L 2005, c 162, §1 and c 196, §26; am L 2006, c 180, §16; am L 2009, c 193, § §1, 4; am L 2018, c 48, §2]