§249-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless a different meaning appears from the context, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings. “Antique motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle, including a motorcycle or a motor scooter which produces not more than twelve horsepower, of the age of thirty-five years or more from the […]
§249-10 Delinquent penalties; seizure and sale for tax. (a) Any tax imposed by sections 249-1 to 249-13 for any year and not paid when due, shall become delinquent and a penalty shall be added to, and become part of, the delinquent tax. The amount of the delinquency penalty shall be established by the county’s legislative […]
§249-11 Fraudulent use of plates, tags, or emblems and other misdemeanors; penalties. (a) Any person who manufactures, sells, or distributes vehicle number plates, tags, or emblems of a design and size similar to the currently issued series of number plates, tags, or emblems authorized by the director of finance, or who attaches to and uses […]
§249-12 Standard size license plates. Notwithstanding sections 249-1 to 249-11 each county director of finance may issue standard size license plates in connection with the first registration of a motor vehicle subsequent to September 1, 1956, charging therefor the costs provided in section 249-7 in the case of original registration, and the director of finance […]
§249-13 Determination of rate. (a) The council shall determine the rate and the minimum tax at which all vehicles and motor vehicles in each respective county shall be taxed as provided by section 249-2. In making the determination, the rate and minimum tax on trucks or noncommercial motor vehicles shall be in accordance with subsection […]
§249-2 Imposition of tax. Except as otherwise provided in sections 249-1 to 249-13, and except in the case of antique motor vehicles which shall be subject to an annual tax of $10 in lieu of the annual tax otherwise imposed by this section, all vehicles and motor vehicles as defined in section 249-1, shall be […]
§ §249-3 and 249-3.5 REPEALED. L 1995, c 164, § §5, 6.
§249-4 Exemptions for new vehicles and official vehicles. All new vehicles, otherwise taxable under sections 249-1 to 249-13, in stock for purposes of sale, shall be exempt from the tax herein provided, and number plates for all these vehicles may be issued as now and hereafter provided by ordinance of the county. All motor vehicles […]
§249-5 REPEALED. L 1995, c 164, §7.
§249-5.5 Stored vehicles. (a) All vehicles taxable under sections 249-1, 249-2, 249-4 and 249-6 to 249-13, which are stored so that they are not used for transportation, or for the other purposes covered by section 249-2, shall be exempt from the tax for the period of storage; provided that the owner of each vehicle shall […]
§249-6 Exemptions for certain cars furnished to disabled veterans. Passenger cars owned by persons who, by reason of their service disability, have been furnished such cars by the federal government and have been so certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall be exempted from the tax herein provided for. This exemption shall not extend […]
§249-6.5 Exemption for National Guard, military reserves, and other active duty military personnel claiming Hawaii as their residence of record. One noncommercial motor vehicle registered to a member of the National Guard, military reserve, or armed service, including the Coast Guard, who is: (1) Assigned to a unit in the State; and (2) A member […]
§249-7 Number plates. (a) Upon receipt of the tax the director of finance shall number and register the vehicle in the owner’s name in a permanent record or book to be kept by the director for this purpose, and shall furnish the owner thereof with a receipt showing upon its face the license number issued […]
§249-7.5 New motor vehicle with a temporary number plate. Any person who has purchased a new motor vehicle which has attached a temporary number plate under section 286-53 shall register the new motor vehicle in accordance with this chapter within thirty days after taking possession of the motor vehicle. For the purposes of this chapter, […]
§249-8 Replacements for lost or damaged plates, tags, or emblems. Upon the loss, defacement, or destruction of a number plate or plates, tag or emblem issued upon any vehicle, or where the number plate, tag, or emblem has become illegible or is in such condition as to be difficult to read, the owner of the […]
§249-9 Number plates; purchase. (a) The number plates hereinabove referred to shall be used upon all vehicles for which a tax has been paid pursuant to sections 249-1 to 249-13. All such plates shall: (1) Bear the word “Hawaii” along the upper portion of the plate and the words “Aloha State” along the lower portion […]
§249-9.1 Special number plates. In addition to the number plates contracted on behalf of the counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the director of finance may provide, upon request, special number plates. The special number plates shall conform to the requirements provided for the uniform number plates except […]
§249-9.2 Special number plates; military service. (a) In lieu of the number plates contracted on behalf of the counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the director of finance shall provide, for a fee, one set of special number plates upon the receipt of an application together with: (1) […]
§249-9.3 Special number plates; design and issuance by counties. (a) In lieu of the number plates contracted on behalf of the counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the county directors of finance shall issue special number plates to any organization in the State that meets the minimum standards […]
§249-9.4 Special series number plates. A qualified household member, as defined in section 291E-1, or a co-owner of a motor vehicle owned by a respondent under part III of chapter 291E, who has been granted a special motor vehicle registration under section 291E-48, shall apply to the appropriate county director of finance for special number […]
