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2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-46 Tax lien and encumbrance record.

§286-46
Tax lien and encumbrance record.
(a) The director of finance shall keep a book or record to be known as the "tax lien and encumbrance record" in which the following information shall be entered:
(1) Notices of liens for internal revenue taxes payable to the United States and certificates of release thereof;
(2) Notices of liens, taxes, or judgments payable to the State or county and certificates of release thereof;
(3) Notices of seizure in accordance with law of any registered motor vehicle upon any writ of attachment, execution, or other process issued under authority of law;
(4) Notices of restraining order or other order affecting the registration of any registered motor vehicle;
(5) Notice of any proceeding or action affecting the title of a registered motor vehicle or the interest of the owner or legal owner thereof; and
(6) Notice of release of any of the foregoing.
(b) With the exception of delinquent taxes and penalties imposed by section 249-10, the record shall show the year, month, day, hour, and minute at which the notice has been filed with the director of finance, shall show the nature and kind of lien or encumbrance claimed, the amount of tax or other claim, with interest, penalties, and costs, and shall identify the registered motor vehicles affected by the lien or encumbrance, and shall contain such further information as the director of finance may require. The record shall be a public record and may be arranged in such manner as the director of finance determines.
The interest of the owner or the legal owner in the motor vehicle shall not be deemed to be affected until the notice referred to in subsection (a)(1) to (5) has been filed with the director of finance in such form as the director of finance shall prescribe for entry in the tax lien and encumbrance record; provided the director of finance may require the payment of delinquent taxes and penalties as a condition precedent to the vehicle's renewal, registration, or transfer of ownership; provided further that a taxpayer may enter into a payment plan with the director of taxation in lieu of paying a tax delinquency in full, in which case an entry in the tax lien and encumbrance record shall be avoided. The director of finance shall charge a fee of $5 for each entry made in the tax lien and encumbrance record, which shall be deposited in the general fund; provided that state and county agencies shall not be charged a fee for any entry made in the tax lien and encumbrance record if the state or county agency provides to the director of finance the license plate number or vehicle identification number of the vehicle to be flagged.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter or amend any statute relating to tax liens or the enforcement thereof. [L 1949, c 164, §1; RL 1955, §160-6; HRS §286-46; am L 1969, c 98, §1; am L 1993, c 151, §2; am L 1995, c 164, §3; am L 2012, c 67, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-47.2 Certificate of trailer registration.

§286-47.2 Certificate of trailer registration.
Upon the registration of a trailer, the director of finance shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner, dealer, or manufacturer of the trailer. The certificate shall meet the following requirements:
(1) It shall contain upon the face thereof, the date it was issued, the license plate number assigned to the vehicle, the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, and such description of the registered vehicle as may be required by the director of finance. If any of the information subsequently proves to be incorrect due to a typographical error, the dealer, manufacturer, or owner of the trailer shall notify the director of finance of the error by a written certificate stating the reasons for and nature of the error and the correction that should be made on the certificate of registration. Upon receipt of such notification by the director of finance, the certificate of registration shall be corrected accordingly so long as the correction does not constitute a change of the vehicle originally registered. A fee shall be paid to the director of finance for each instance of correction of the registration records. The fee charged for each instance of correction of the registration records shall be established by the county's legislative body.
(2) In addition to the requirements provided for in paragraph (1), the face of the certificate of registration shall contain endorsement lines for the transfer of interest of the registered owner of the trailer.
(3) Every owner of a trailer, except for those trailers owned by a company or person operating under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission, shall carry the certificate of registration with the trailer and shall present the certificate at the request of a police officer. This requirement to carry the certificate of registration with the trailer shall not apply when the certificate is removed for the purpose of application for renewal, transfer of registration, or to record a change in the registration.
(4) The director of finance shall not issue a certificate of ownership for a trailer nor record any liens upon or legal ownership to the trailer. [L 1985, c 27, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-47.5 Notice of change of address or name; penalty.

§286-47.5 Notice of change of address or name; penalty.
(a) If the address of a registered owner of a motor vehicle is changed from that stated on the application or the certificate of registration, the registered owner shall, within thirty days after the change, notify the appropriate county director of finance, in writing, of the change, stating the registered owner's old and new addresses.
(b) If the name of a registered owner of a motor vehicle is changed from that shown on the application or the certificate of registration or certificate of ownership, the registered owner shall, within thirty days after the change, notify the appropriate county director of finance, in writing, of the change and shall submit together with the notice, the certificate of ownership, the current year's certificate of registration, if any has been issued to the registered owner, and proof of the change of name. Upon receipt of the certificate of ownership, certificate of registration, if any, and satisfactory proof of the change of name, the county director of finance shall issue a new certificate of ownership and certificate of registration. The charge for the issuance of a new certificate of ownership and certificate of registration shall be as provided by law except that in the case of individual owners, no charge shall be made.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Individual owners" excludes corporate owners of motor vehicles.
"Registered owner" includes an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle the processing of whose application has not been completed by the issuance of a certificate of registration and a certificate of ownership.
(d) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more than $25. [L 1975, c 43, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2020, c 70, §29]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-49 Registration of vehicles under two or more names.

§286-49 Registration of vehicles under two or more names.
Unless otherwise specifically stated by a written document, any vehicle registered in the names of two or more persons shall be presumed to be owned in joint tenancy. [L 1967, c 266, §1; HRS §286-49; am L 1999, c 221, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-51.5 Junking of nonrepairable vehicle.

§286-51.5 Junking of nonrepairable vehicle.
Any owner of a vehicle, whether it is currently registered or not currently registered, which is incapable of safe operation for use on the public highway and which has no resale value except as a source of parts or scrap only, or which the owner irreversibly designates as a source of parts or scrap, may junk the vehicle upon presenting to the director of finance a signed statement of fact of the junking together with such other relevant facts as may be required by the director of finance, and the signed certificate of title. All nonrepairable vehicles that are junked under this section shall never again be titled or registered. [L 1998, c 3, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-52.4 Terminal rental adjustment clause; vehicle leases.

§286-52.4 Terminal rental adjustment clause; vehicle leases.
In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement, either upward or downward, by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer. [L 2003, c 21, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-53.1 Boat dealers; trailers without plates.

§286-53.1 Boat dealers; trailers without plates.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a manufacturer of or a dealer in boats having an established place of business in the State may move a boat trailer without license number plates upon the public highways during the initial continuous movement of the boat trailer and any boat being transported on the trailer from its point of entry into the State to a storage, display, or sales area selected by the manufacturer or dealer. [L 1980, c 28, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-53.5 Permanent registration of fleet vehicles.

§286-53.5 Permanent registration of fleet vehicles.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of twenty-five or more vehicles consisting of commercial motor vehicles, commercial trailers, or passenger automobiles may apply to the director of finance of the county in which the vehicles are to be operated, for permanent license plates, decals, and registration cards; provided that the vehicle shall not be registered in any other state.
(b) The application for initial issuance of permanent registration shall be filed in such form as the director of finance shall require. Upon initial application and payment of the required fees, the director of finance shall issue a distinguishing license plate or decal which indicates the vehicle has been registered under this section.
(c) Upon submission of the renewal of registration form and payment of normally required fees, the license plates, decals, and registration cards issued pursuant to this section for the vehicle shall remain valid; provided that a fleet vehicle registered under this section may be deleted from such identified fleet upon notification of the director of finance by the registered owner on the proper form, and if the distinguishing license plates, decals, and registration cards issued for the vehicle are surrendered. Failure to comply with the preceding sentence shall require payment by the fleet owner of fees due for registration of the vehicle as though the vehicle remained part of the fleet. Display of the distinguishing license plate or decal and registration card shall constitute prima facie evidence that the vehicle is currently registered.
The registered owner or lessee of any vehicle registered pursuant to this section shall display in a conspicuous place on both the right and the left side of each vehicle, the name, trademark, or logo of the company. The display of the name, trademark, or logo shall be printed in sharp contrast to the background of the vehicle and shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily identifiable during daylight hours from a distance of fifty feet.
(d) Each director of finance shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the application, payment of fees, fleet additions or deletions, and cancellation of distinguishing plates or decals and registration card issued to a vehicle of a fleet owner. [L 1980, c 127, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-53.6 Fleet vehicles, fees.

§286-53.6 Fleet vehicles, fees.
Renewal fees for permanent registration of fleet vehicles pursuant to section 286-53.5 shall be paid pursuant to a schedule which shall be established by the director of finance. The fees determined to be due and owing under this section and section 286-53.5 shall be a lien upon all vehicles of the applicant subject to registration under this chapter, whether or not they are fleet vehicles. [L 1980, c 127, pt of §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-54 Out-of-state vehicle permit.

§286-54 Out-of-state vehicle permit.
The owner of a motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current year in another state or country and in accordance with the laws thereof, may, in lieu of registering the vehicle as otherwise required by this part, apply to the director of finance for the registration thereof as provided in this section.
The owner shall, within thirty days after commencing to operate the vehicle or causing or permitting it to be operated within the State, apply to the director of finance for the registration thereof upon the appropriate official form stating therein the name and home address of the owner and the temporary address, if any, of the owner while within the State, the registration number of the vehicle as assigned thereto by the state or country, together with a description of the motor vehicle that may be called for in the form and other statements of facts that may be required by the director of finance.
The director of finance shall file every application received and register the vehicle therein described and shall issue to the owner a registration certificate of a distinctive form containing the date of its issue, a brief description of the vehicle, and a statement that the owner has procured registration of the vehicle.
No owner of a motor vehicle which has been duly registered for the current year in another state or country shall operate any vehicle or cause or permit to be operated upon the public highways, either before or while it is registered under this section, unless there is at all times displayed thereon the current registration number plates assigned to the vehicle by the other state or country, nor unless the certificate of registration is kept within the vehicle for which it is registered, or in the event the vehicle is a motorcycle, carry the certificate of registration in a convenient receptacle attached to the vehicle. The director of finance shall also furnish the owner with an emblem bearing a serial number with the words "VEHICLE PERMIT" and the date of expiration of the emblem to be placed on the rear bumper in plain sight of the vehicle, or when issued to a motorcycle emblem to be placed on rear fender.
Every certificate of registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for the unexpired portion of the current license number plates assigned to the vehicle in accordance with the law of the other state or country; provided that in no case shall a certificate be issued to exceed a twelve-month period.
Whenever a vehicle is registered under this section, the sum of $5 shall be assessed against the owner of the vehicle to defray the administrative costs incurred by the county. Subsequent changes in the amount of the administrative costs shall be established by the county's legislative body. [L 1929, c 197, §10; RL 1935, §2673; RL 1945, §7344; RL 1955, §160-12; am L 1963, c 23, §1; am L 1967, c 59, §1; HRS §286-54; am L 1971, c 67, §1; am L 1982, c 172, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 312, §1; am L 1998, c 98, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-55 Certificates lost or mutilated.

§286-55 Certificates lost or mutilated.
If any certificate of registration or certificate of ownership is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the person to whom the same has been issued shall immediately make application for and may obtain a duplicate thereof upon furnishing satisfactory information to the director of finance and upon payment of a fee, which fee shall be established by the county's legislative body.
When a certificate of ownership is lost, damaged, mutilated or stolen, the director of finance shall provide to a qualified applicant an application form for a duplicate certificate of ownership. The names and addresses of the transferor and transferee shall be written in the application form and the same, together with the last issued certificate of registration, the fee for the duplicate certificate of ownership, plus the transfer fee, shall be filed with the director of finance. [L 1929, c 197, §11; RL 1935, §2674; RL 1945, §7345; am L 1955, c 162, §1; RL 1955, §160-13; HRS §286-55; am L 1970, c 73, §1(d); am L 1981, c 44, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-56 Official cars.

§286-56 Official cars.
All motor vehicles owned by any foreign government or by a consul or other official representative thereof, or by the United States government, or by the State or any political subdivision thereof, shall be registered as herein required by the person having the custody thereof, and the custodian shall display official registration by distinguishing marks thereon which shall be furnished by the director of finance, free of charge, and where motor vehicles are owned by the State or any of its municipal subdivisions, the motor vehicle shall bear the inscription provided for in sections 105-6 to 105-8. [L 1929, c 197, §14; RL 1935, §2675; RL 1945, §7346; RL 1955, §160-14; HRS §286-56; am L 1986, c 339, §30; am L 2008, c 16, §11]
Revision Note
"Director of finance" substituted for "treasurer" to conform to county charters.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-56.5 Special license plates for consul or official representative of foreign or territorial government.

§286-56.5 Special license plates for consul or official representative of foreign or territorial government.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any consul or official representative of a foreign government or territory of the United States of America, duly licensed and holding an exequatur issued by the Department of State of the United States of America, may be furnished at no cost special license plates by the director of finance on such conditions as may be necessary on a vehicle used on official consular business, provided that upon application for special license plates a consul or official representative shall be given the option of using license plates issued by the consul's or official representative's government. Before such plates shall be considered as special license plates, they shall be registered and the appropriate fees paid to the county for the issuance. The special license plates shall be securely fastened to the vehicle in lieu of the regulation number plates; provided that the tag or emblem, issued each year, shall be affixed to the special license plates in the manner provided for in section 249-7. Whenever the consul or official representative transfers or assigns the consul's or official representative's interest in or title in the vehicle to which the special license plates were issued, the consul or official representative shall immediately surrender the special license plates to the director of finance. [L 1971, c 189, §1; am L 1979, c 141, §1; am L 1980, c 232, §12; am L 1981, c 82, §19; gen ch 1985]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-57 Unlawful removal of motor vehicles from State.

§286-57 Unlawful removal of motor vehicles from State.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, attempt to remove, cause to be removed, or assist in so doing, any motor vehicle registered pursuant to this part from the State to any other place away from the State, unless the person is the legal owner of the vehicle or has first obtained written authorization from the legal owner of the vehicle.
(b) No person owning or having control of any vessel, airplane, or other means of transportation, and no agent or employee of the person, shall transport any vehicle from the State to any other place away from the State, or accept any vehicle for the transportation, or deliver any bill of lading, order, or other written instrument authorizing the transportation, unless the person requesting the transportation:
(1) Produces a certificate of ownership and a current certificate of registration showing that the person is the legal owner of the vehicle; or
(2) Produces, if the person is not the legal owner of the vehicle, a current certificate of registration showing that the person is the registered owner of the vehicle and, in addition, obtains the written consent of the legal owner of the vehicle to the transportation.
(c) No person owning or having control of any vessel, airplane, or other means of transportation, and no agent or employee of the person, shall transport any used vehicle between the counties or from the State to any other place away from the State, unless, in addition to any other requirements, the person records by physical inspection the vehicle identification number (VIN) of the vehicle and maintains a record of the transporting of the vehicle along with the description and vehicle identification number (VIN) for a period of not less than three years.
(d) This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle rental company as defined in section 431:9A-141 that periodically ships in quantities of ten vehicles or more.
(e) Records maintained as required above, and all other records and receipts relating to the exportation of vehicles shall be available for inspection by the federal, state, or county police agencies during normal business hours. [L 1935, c 106, §1; RL 1945, §7347; am L 1951, c 162, §7; RL 1955, §160-15; HRS §286-57; am L 1969, c 246, §1; am L 1977, c 142, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 2003, c 26, §2]
Cross References
Interisland shipping of vehicles, see §286-271.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-58 Appeal from finance director's decision.

§286-58 Appeal from finance director's decision.
Whenever any person is aggrieved by any decision of any county director of finance under this part, the person may appeal from the decision of the director of finance to the district court of the circuit in which the county is situated, by filing with the court, within twenty days after the decision, or within such additional time as may have been consented to in writing by the director of finance, an informal notice of appeal setting forth the name of the appellant, the circumstances attending the decision, a general statement as to the ruling appealed from, the date of the decision, and a description of the motor vehicle involved, with the serial or motor number or both, if available. A copy of the notice shall be served upon, or mailed, postage prepaid, by registered mail with request for return receipt, to the director of finance within two days after the date of the filing with the court. Informalities in the notice shall not invalidate the notice, and the notice may be amended for good cause shown to the satisfaction of the court. [L 1951, c 237, §1; RL 1955, §160-16; HRS §286-58; am L 1970, c 188, §40]
Revision Note
"Director of finance" substituted for "treasurer" to conform to county charters.
Cross References
Notice by certified mail, see §1-28.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-59 Appeal; procedure.

§286-59 Appeal; procedure.
Upon appeal, the district court shall hold a hearing de novo, and shall have power to enter such judgment or order as in its reasonable judgment may be warranted by all of the circumstances. In making the judgment or order, the court may waive defects or irregularities in the current or previous registrations which, in its opinion, have been satisfactorily explained on the part of the appellant, or may order registration of the vehicle subject to reasonable conditions to be then or thereafter, within a reasonable time fixed by the court, complied with by the appellant, upon noncompliance with which conditions the director of finance may cancel such registration. The conditions may include the furnishing of a bond in a reasonable amount, to be fixed by the court, to insure compliance with other conditions or to indemnify the director of finance and any other person in the event it is thereafter held or found that the registration was wrongful. Any certificate of registration issued subject to any such condition shall bear thereon an appropriate notation referring to the condition or the words "conditional registration". A copy of the court's order as to the conditional registration shall be served upon the director of finance and retained in the file relating to the registration, and shall constitute notice to the world of the condition therein stated, provided the certificate of registration contains a notation of conditional registration as hereinabove provided. [L 1951, c 237, §2; RL 1955, §160-17; HRS §286-59; am L 1970, c 188, §39]
Revision Note
"Director of finance" substituted for "treasurer" to conform to county charters.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-60 Rules of procedure; costs; appeal.

§286-60 Rules of procedure; costs; appeal.
The supreme court may prescribe rules of procedure relating to the appeals and hearings before the district courts. An appeal shall lie from the judgment or order of the district court to the intermediate appellate court, subject to chapter 602. The rules shall provide for informal procedure and for minimizing expense and delay to litigants therein. The costs upon such appeal to the district court shall be $1, which may be waived by the court for good cause shown. No costs shall be chargeable against the county director of finance. [L 1951, c 237, §3; RL 1955, §160-18; HRS §286-60; am L 1973, c 135, §1; am L 2004, c 202, §36; am L 2006, c 94, §1; am L 2010, c 109, §1]
Rules of Court
Appeals, see Hawaii Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-61 Penalty.

§286-61 Penalty.
Any person who violates sections 286-41, 286-42, 286-44.5 to 286-56.5, and 286-58 to 286-60 shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $1,000; provided that any corporate owner of a motor vehicle who fails to register a motor vehicle as required by section 286-41(a) following a transfer of the vehicle between counties shall be fined $1,000 for each violation. Any person who violates section 286-43, 286-44, or 286-57 shall be fined not less than $5 and not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. [L 1929, c 197, §15; RL 1935, §2676; RL 1945, §7348; RL 1955, §160-19; am L 1967, c 214, §6; HRS §286-61; am L 1987, c 171, §3; am L 1993, c 214, §4]
Case Notes
Refusal to deliver certificate of ownership to transferee entitled thereto, is misdemeanor. 38 H. 178 (1948).
Cited: 38 H. 53, 62 (1948).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-62 Special license plates authorized.

§286-62 Special license plates authorized.
Any owner of a passenger motor vehicle, who is a resident of the State, and who holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license, other than novice, issued by the Federal Communications Commission, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership of the amateur radio station license, may be issued a special license plate for the owner's passenger motor vehicle as provided in sections 286-63 to 286-69. [L 1955, c 67, §1; RL 1955, §160-220; HRS §286-62; am L 1969, c 189, §1; gen ch 1985]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-63 Shape, size and color of plates; how affixed.

§286-63 Shape, size and color of plates; how affixed.
The special license plate shall be similar in shape, size and color to the regulation passenger motor vehicle number plate prescribed by law, and shall bear the official amateur radio call letters of the applicant, as assigned by the Federal Communications Commission. The special license plate shall be securely fastened to the passenger motor vehicle in lieu of the regulation number plate; provided that the regulation tag or emblem issued each year shall be affixed to the passenger motor vehicle or the special license plate in the manner provided in section 249-7. [L 1955, c 67, §2; RL 1955, §160-221; HRS §286-63; am L 1969, c 189, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-64 Regulation plates to be surrendered.

§286-64 Regulation plates to be surrendered.
Upon the issuance of the special license plates, the regulation number plates originally issued in the registration of the passenger motor vehicles shall be surrendered to the administrator of the county emergency management agency who shall retain the plates as long as the special license plates are attached to the passenger motor vehicle. [L 1955, c 67, §3; RL 1955, §160-222; HRS §286-64; am L 1969, c 189, §3; am L 2014, c 111, §28]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-65 Surrender, transfer, and disposal of special plates.

§286-65 Surrender, transfer, and disposal of special plates.
Upon the transfer of ownership of the passenger motor vehicle, or upon the expiration or revocation of the amateur radio station license, the holder of the special license plates shall surrender them to the administrator of the county emergency management agency who shall retain the plates as long as they are valid. The regulation number plates shall be securely fastened to the passenger motor vehicle as provided in section 249-7. Upon reapplication, an amateur radio station licensee may be reissued the licensee's special license plates as provided in this part at no additional cost. [L 1955, c 67, §4; RL 1955, §160-223; HRS §286-65; am L 1969, c 189, §4; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 339, §31; am L 2014, c 111, §28]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-66 Director in charge.

§286-66 Director in charge.
The director of [Hawaii] emergency management shall be responsible for processing all applications for the special license plates and shall make all necessary arrangements for the purchase and issuance thereof.
The administrator of the county emergency management agency shall assist the director of [Hawaii] emergency management in the administration of this part, which includes but is not limited to, the receipt of applications, the collection and payment of fees, the issuance of special license plates, the transmittal of the list of special license plates issued together with the names and addresses to whom issued to the director of [Hawaii] emergency management and the respective chief of police and the respective licensing officer of each county, and any other duties as may be prescribed by the director of [Hawaii] emergency management. The chief of police and licensing officer of each county shall keep a record of the list of special license plates issued together with the names and addresses to whom issued in their respective office and may discard the list when it is more than six years old. [L 1955, c 67, §5; RL 1955, §160-224; HRS §286-66; am L 1969, c 189, §5; am L 2014, c 111, §28]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-67 Fees.

§286-67 Fees.
Any applicant applying for the special license plates shall pay to the administrator of the county emergency management agency an amount equal to the cost of the plates plus administrative costs of furnishing the special license plates. The fees for the special license plates shall be determined by the director of [Hawaii] emergency management. [L 1955, c 67, §6; RL 1955, §160-225; HRS §286-67; am L 1969, c 189, §6; am L 2014, c 111, §28]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-68 Interpretation of part.

§286-68 Interpretation of part.
Sections 286-62 to 286-69 are supplementary to any statute of the State regarding automobile number or license plates and nothing herein shall be construed as abridging or amending such laws except as herein provided for the use of the special license plates in lieu of the regulation number plates prescribed by law. [L 1955, c 67, §7; RL 1955, §160-226; HRS §286-68; ree L 1986, c 339, §32]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-69 Penalty.

§286-69 Penalty.
Any person who violates any provisions of sections 286-62 to 286-68 shall be fined not more than $50. [L 1955, c 67, §8; RL 1955, §160-227; am L 1967, c 214, §14; HRS §286-69]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-71 Autocycles.

§286-71 Autocycles.
(a) Every autocycle, as described in paragraph (2) of the definition of "motorcycle" in section 286-2, operated in this State shall first be registered as a motor vehicle as provided in section 286-41.
(b) No person shall operate an autocycle on a public street, road, or highway in this State unless the person possesses a valid type 3 driver's license pursuant to section 286-102(b)(3) and the autocycle has been duly registered pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Occupants in an autocycle not equipped with a front windshield shall use eye protection.
(d) All occupants in an autocycle shall comply with the seat belt requirements under section 291-11.6.
(e) All dealers, sellers, lessors, and rental agencies shall be required to disclose the following, if true, regarding each autocycle offered for sale, lease, or rent, as applicable:
(1) The autocycle does not meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks;
(2) The autocycle is not equipped with airbags; and
(3) Autocycle rollover protection has not been certified to protect an occupant from injury in the event of a rollover; therefore, the use of a department of transportation certified safety helmet is recommended when operating an autocycle. [L 2017, c 216, §1; am L 2018, c 191, §1]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-81.5 Leased or rented moped or motor scooter; flag required.

§286-81.5 Leased or rented moped or motor scooter; flag required.
No person shall lease or rent a moped or motor scooter to another person unless the moped or motor scooter is equipped with a safety flag that shall extend not less than five feet above the ground and be permanently affixed to the rear of the moped or motor scooter. The safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than thirty square inches. The safety flag and the pole that secures the flag to the moped or motor scooter shall be fluorescent orange in color. [L 2021, c 214, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-83 Sales of motor vehicle equipment; approval and identification required; prohibitions on use.

§286-83 Sales of motor vehicle equipment; approval and identification required; prohibitions on use.
(a) On and after January 1, 1972, no person shall display for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use in or upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamps, or reflector, which reflector is required by law, or any glazing material, hydraulic brake fluid, or seat belt assembly as defined in section 291-11.6, unless the device is of a type that has been submitted to the director of transportation and approved by the director. This subsection shall not apply to equipment in actual use on May 25, 1971, or replacement parts therefor, except seat belt assemblies required under section 286-26.5(d).
(b) No person shall display for sale, sell or offer for sale for use in, upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in this section unless the device bears thereon or, where applicable, upon the container in which it is sold, the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.
(c) No person shall use in or upon a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in this section unless the device has been submitted to and approved by the director of transportation, or exempted by subsection (a). [L 1971, c 110, pt of §3; am L 1977, c 13, §1; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985; am L 2004, c 126, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-84 Revocation of approval.

§286-84 Revocation of approval.
When the director of transportation has reason to believe that a device approved under section 286-83 as being sold commercially does not comply with the requirements of section 286-83, the director may, after giving thirty days' previous notice to the person who has received the approval for the device in this State, conduct a hearing upon the question of compliance of the approved device. After the hearing the director shall determine whether the approved device meets the requirements of section 286-83. If the device does not meet the requirements of section 286-83, the director shall give notice to the person who has received the approval for the device in this State.
If at the expiration of ninety days after such notice, the person who has received the approval for the device has failed to satisfy the director that the device as thereafter to be sold meets the requirements of section 286-83, the director shall suspend or revoke the approval issued therefor until or unless the device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is found to meet the requirements of section 286-83, and may require that all such devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced with devices that do comply with the requirements of section 286-83. The director may at the time of retest purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of such approval devices, and if such device upon retest fails to meet the requirements of section 286-83, the director may refuse to renew the approval of the device. [L 1971, c 110, pt of §3; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-85 Reconstructed vehicles, approval required.

§286-85 Reconstructed vehicles, approval required.
(a) No person shall operate a reconstructed vehicle upon a public highway unless it has been inspected and certified by the designated county agency as meeting the specifications and requirements established in rules and regulations adopted by the state director of transportation.
(b) This section shall not apply to any vehicle which is subject to the rules and regulations of the public utilities commission governing safety of operation and equipment.
(c) Each county through its chief executive officer, shall designate a county department, whose responsibilities shall include the inspection of reconstructed vehicles and the issuance of permits to operate reconstructed vehicles pursuant to standards established by the state director of transportation.
(d) The state director of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, establishing the fees an inspector may charge for the inspection of a reconstructed vehicle.
(e) The department designated pursuant to subsection (c) shall identify to the county director of finance every vehicle that has been inspected and approved as a reconstructed vehicle.
(f) This section shall not apply to any privately owned reconstructed vehicle in a county with a population of less than 500,000.
(g) This section shall be inoperative from January 1, 2022, to July 31, 2025. [L 1977, c 77, §2; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; am L 1986, c 122, §1; am L 2021, c 129, §3]
Note
Department of transportation report to 2025 legislature on the effects of repealing this section to determine if the repeal should be made permanent. L 2021, c 129, §4.
Revision Note
In subsection (e), "director of finance" substituted for "treasurer" to conform to county charters.
Case Notes
Where Hawaii county did not require posting of reconstructed vehicle permit decal on vehicle and no evidence that defendant actually operated vehicle, officer's suspicion that defendant operated a reconstructed vehicle without a valid permit was not reasonable; thus, evidence of DUI and no reconstruction permit was illegally obtained through an unconstitutional warrantless seizure. 87 H. 487 (App.), 960 P.2d 157 (1998).
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-101 Designation of examiner of drivers.

Revision Note
The amendments made to this part by L 2012, c 310, § §2 (enacting subpart B), 5 (amending the part VI title), 6 (adding a subpart A title), and 8 (amending § §286-101, 286-102(e), 286-104, 286-106, 286-107(c), 286-108(a), 286-110(a), 286-112(a) and (c), 286-113, 286-114, and 286-122(a) to change "part" to "subpart") are omitted as the new subpart B added to this part was renumbered as part XVI pursuant to §23G-15.
Cross References
Civil identification cards, see § §286-301 to 286-313, part XVI.
Law Journals and Reviews
Intextication: Txting Whl Drvng. Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? 32 UH L. Rev. 359 (2010).
§286-101 Designation of examiner of drivers.
The chief executive of each county shall designate one or more persons, residing in the county, each of whom shall be a competent operator of motor vehicles, to be known as the examiner of drivers, and whose duty it shall be to examine into the qualifications and fitness of any person desiring to secure or to renew a license to operate a motor vehicle as provided in this part. [L 1937, c 234, pt of §1; am L 1939, c 104, §7; am L 1943, c 62, §21 and c 64, §22; RL 1945, pt of §7301; RL 1955, §160-31; HRS §286-101; am L 1969, c 128, §1(1); am L 1970, c 152, §1 and c 164, §3]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-101.5 Reciprocal licensing privileges.

§286-101.5 Reciprocal licensing privileges.
(a) The director may grant reciprocal licensing privileges to any person eighteen years of age or older who holds a license from another country or state, thereby allowing the examiner of drivers to waive examination requirements under section 286-108(c)(3), if:
(1) That jurisdiction has procedures in place to verify the validity of the driver's licenses it issues;
(2) That jurisdiction has granted a waiver of all or any part of the driver's license examination requirements for Hawaii licensed drivers applying for a driver's license in that jurisdiction; and
(3) The director determines that the standards of that jurisdiction for licensing operators of motor vehicles correspond substantially to those of this State.
(b) The director shall publish on the department of transportation's public internet site a list of the countries for which reciprocal operating privileges have been extended and those that have been withdrawn. The most recent list shall be transmitted to the courts, county prosecuting attorneys, and county police chiefs.
(c) The director may require an applicant for reciprocal licensing privileges to provide translation of the license and documents from the other jurisdiction if the license and documents are in languages other than Hawaiian or English.
(d) The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section. [L 2015, c 131, §2]
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-102.3 Commercial drivers under the age of twenty-one.

§286-102.3 Commercial drivers under the age of twenty-one.
A person is qualified to drive commercially in the State in intrastate commerce if the person:
(1) Is at least nineteen years of age;
(2) Is in compliance with title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, part 390-396, subpart B, except section 391.11(b)(1) in the case of an intrastate driver involved in intrastate commerce in the State;
(3) Only operates a category 3 vehicle as defined in section 286-102(b)(3);
(4) Shall not transport hazardous materials as defined in section 286-2, nor passengers in a school vehicle as defined in section 286-181; and
(5) Has had a category 3 state driver's license for the two years immediately preceding driving commercially under this section, with the following conditions:
(A) Has not had any license suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
(B) Has not had any conviction for:
(i) Speeding excessively involving any speed of fifteen miles per hour or more above the speed limit;
(ii) Driving recklessly, as defined by state or local law or regulation, including but not limited to offenses of driving a motor vehicle in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of person or property;
(iii) Making improper or erratic traffic lane changes;
(iv) Following the vehicle ahead too closely; or
(v) Violating state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, excluding parking violations, arising in connection with a fatal accident. [L 2007, c 288, §1]
Revision Note
This section was renumbered from §286-236.5.
2023 Hawaii Revised Statutes › Title 17. Motor and Other Vehicles › 286. Highway Safety › 286-102.5 Military Selective Service Act; Selective Service System registration.

§286-102.5 Military Selective Service Act; Selective Service System registration.
(a) Qualified applicants for a motor vehicle [driver's] license pursuant to section 286-107 or 286-108 or an instruction permit pursuant to section 286-110 shall be registered with the United States Selective Service System in compliance with Title 50 United States Code Appendix section 453, as amended.
(b) Every qualified applicant identified in subsection (a) shall be required to authorize the examiner of drivers to:
(1) Collect the necessary personal information required for registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System; and
(2) Electronically transmit the information to the Selective Service System pursuant to subsection (d) for purposes of registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System.
(c) The examiner of drivers shall notify all qualified applicants identified in subsection (a) that by submitting an application, the qualified applicant is consenting to registration with the United States Selective Service System, if so required by federal law.
(d) The examiner of drivers shall collect from a qualified applicant the necessary personal information required for registering the qualified applicant with the United States Selective Service System. The examiner of drivers shall transmit the necessary personal information of the qualified applicant in an electronic format to the United States Selective Service System to register the qualified applicant.
(e) For purposes of this section, "qualified applicant" means male United States citizens and immigrants at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-six years of age. [L 2001, c 86, §2]