Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 133.2 - PERIODIC INSPECTION OF VEHICLES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19-133.2-1 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Ambulance" means a motor vehicle designed and equipped to
					 provide normal and emergency transportation for persons requiring medical care.
"Autocycle" means the same as defined under paragraph (2)
					 of motorcycle in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Bus" means the same as defined in section
					 291C-1, HRS.
"Bumper" means the same as defined in 291.35.1, HRS.
"Certificate of inspection" or "safety inspection
					 certificate" means a certificate printed by a certified inspector indicating
					 that the vehicle passed the minimum requirements of the periodic motor vehicle
					 inspection program and signed by the certified vehicle inspector who performed
					 the inspection.
"Certified vehicle inspector" or "inspector" means a person
					 who possesses a current, valid vehicle inspector certificate issued by the
					 director.
"County agency" means the county department contracted by
					 the director to have the responsibility for supervising, enforcing, and
					 administering the periodic vehicle program in that county.
"Department" means the state department of transportation
					 (DOT).
"Director" means the director of the state department of
					 transportation.
"Electronic inspection form" means a computerized
					 inspection form that lists the components to be inspected and can be filled out
					 by electronic means and then transfer the data to a server immediately upon
					 completion of the inspection; a certificate indicating that the vehicle passed
					 inspection and sticker are then automatically printed.
"Electronic form contractor" means the entity that
					 contracts with the director to implement the electronic form program.
"Glazing materials" means any glass, plastic, or like
					 material, manufactured for use in or on a vehicle, including but not limited to
					 windshields, window openings or interior partitions.
"Gross vehicle weight rating" (GVWR) means the weight of
					 the vehicle plus the weight of the maximum load it is designed to carry.
"Illegal modification" means one that is contrary to what
					 is allowed by law, ordinance or rules, or causes a safety hazard. For example,
					 a blower that restricts the driver's view.
"Inspection station" means a place or person authorized by
					 the director to conduct official vehicle inspections, the responsible operator
					 of which is a certified inspector and oversees the inspection activities that
					 take place.
"Moped" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Motorcycle" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.]
"Motor Scooter" means the same as defined in
					 286-2, HRS.
"Motor vehicle" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Neighborhood Electric Vehicle" means the same as defined
					 in section 286-2, HRS.
"Official vehicle inspection" or "inspection" means that
					 inspection of vehicle equipment and components as required by this
					 chapter,
"Passenger car" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections" (PMVI) means the
					 intermittent observation of vehicle equipment at an official inspection station
					 by a certified vehicle inspector for the purpose of evaluating compliance with
					 chapter 19-133.2, HAR.
"Pole trailer" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Rental or U-Drive motor vehicle" means the same as defined
					 in section 286-2, HRS.
"Responsible operator" means a certified vehicle inspector
					 who is the inspection station owner, designated person in charge of the
					 operations of an inspection station, or individual that applied the permit for
					 the inspection station.
"Safety inspection sticker" or "inspection sticker" means
					 an official DOT sticker, which is generally affixed upon the right most nearly
					 vertical portion of the rear bumper indicating the month and year of expiration
					 of the current certificate of inspection.
"Semitrailer" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Special interest vehicle" means the same as defined in
					 section 286-2, HRS.
"State" means the State of Hawaii.
"Sun screening devices" means as defined in section
					 291-21.3, HRS.
"Taxicab" means any motor vehicle for hire designed to
					 carry seven passengers or less, operating on call or on demand, accepting any
					 passenger with or without baggage for transportation on the public highways as
					 directed to a destination by the passenger or on behalf of the passenger and
					 the charges for service are being recorded by a taximeter, based upon the
					 distance traveled, plus waiting time, if any, or the combination of distance
					 traveled and time elapsed.
"Trailer" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Truck" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.
"Truck-tractor" means the same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS. "Vehicle" means the
					 same as defined in section
					 286-2, HRS.